Dhaka, July 30 -- State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit on Thursday said the government would not allow a repeat of past practices of wasting public money on unplanned and unnecessary projects, stressing the need for evidence based planning and priority setting.

He made the remarks while attending two separate meetings at the Secretariat, one on improving the efficiency and cost effectiveness of energy and electricity demand, production and distribution, and the other on reviewing unapproved projects under the Power Division and determining their priorities.

At the meeting on the energy sector, the State Minister underscored the importance of preparing a comprehensive mapping of the country's mineral r...