Power Sector Job of Electrical Engineer in Bangladesh

Power is the key section of electrical engineering. Without power, other sector of electrical engineering is unimaginable. A huge amount of engineers are needed in power sector to ensure the smooth operation of existing system and to expand new system. In every year, the power companies recruited engineers to maintain growing demand.

Every electrical engineer dreams to get a job in power sector. There are some companies in Bangladesh in power sector who give very good job facilities. With increasing demand of power, the job opportunities in power sector are also increasing. Many private power companies came in last two or three years as government companies failed to fulfill the power requirement of the country.

The power sector can be classified into two major divisions. One is power generation and other is distribution. PDB is the largest company in power sector which has both generation and distribution divisions. PDB is fully government owned company. The other power companies are DESCO, PGCB, REB, WZPDCL, RPCL, APGCL, NGPGCL etc. There are also some private power companies. I am explaining the meaning of above names.

 

1. PDB: Power Development Board
2. DESCO: Dhaka Electricity Supply Company
3. PGCB: Power Grid Company of Bangladesh
4. RPCL: Rural Power Company Ltd
5. REB: Rural Electrification Board
6. WZPDCL: West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd
7.  APSCL: Asguganj Power Station Company Ltd
8.  NWPGCL: North-West Power Generation Company Ltd
9. EGCB: Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh
10.  DPDC: Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd

Facilities: Highest job security and handsome salary. REB and PDB give a starting salary of basic 11,000 while others give 22,000 to 28,000 which become more 50,000 in total J (with home rent and others). That is why this is a dream job for Bangladeshi electrical Engineer.

So what to do to have a power job?

The answer is, you must have to be passionate. You have to wait after completing graduation to get a proper opportunity. You must have to be in touch with book. If you engage in a private job just after passing, you could not have enough time to study. Because private jobs are so much tough. You feel tired when you back to room after whole day office. But I am not telling that it is impossible. It is possible to get a government job beside private, if you can maintain routine study. 

Recruitment normally done with written test and then viva. Written test can be fully written or MCQ. Written test consist of short question, mathematical problem and some broad question. There could be some general knowledge, English test and Bangle also.