Despite lower electricity demand on the weekly holiday on Saturday than any working day, the day started with load shedding of 1,636 MW to serve a demand of 14,100 MW. This power cuts started at 1 am when electricity demand always remains very low. Official statistics of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh
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People suffer as load shedding continues countrywide
Severe load shedding continued across the country amid the sweltering heat. As a result of power generation between 12,000 MW and 13,000 MW against the demand of nearly 16,000 MW, the people in capital Dhaka and elsewhere have been experiencing frequent power cuts that makes their lives unbearable in this peak
Kuakata tourism, fisheries hit hard by load shedding
Already hit-hard by the Covid-19 pandemic when the tourism and fisheries sectors in Kuakata, are trying to make a comeback the recent increase is load shedding has become another blow to the local businesses. Among those who are taking the brunt the most are hotel-motel owners in Kuakata, wholesale fish traders
No immediate solution to current load shedding: Tawfiq Elahi
Prime Minister's Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said there is no immediate solution to the existing load shedding as the government has reduced import of primary fuel to conserve foreign currency reserve. "We have to cut fuel import considering the future situation as part of the plan to conserve foreign
Load Shedding: No hope of improvement before Nov: Nasrul
BNP declares 3-day protest plan against power outages
BNP will stage demonstrations across the country to protest against the ongoing load-shedding and mismanagement in the power and energy sector. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the three-day protest programme at a press conference at BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office. As part of the programmes, BNP's Dhaka north city unit
Parts of Sylhet city to see 13-hr power cuts per day
Sales and Distribution Division of Sylhet Power Development Board (PDB) on Sunday published a new schedule of load shedding which shows some areas in Sylhet city won't have electricity for 13 hours a day. Electricity generation falls in the country due to soaring prices of fuel in the world market. To
Ghorashal power plant goes out of order
DESCO areas see 3-hr power cuts Consumers in the areas under Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO) experienced load shedding for over three hours on Saturday while those in the areas under Dhaka Power Supply Company Limited (DPDC) saw no power cuts. According to official sources, a forced shutdown of a power
One-hour staggered load-shedding across country from tomorrow
The government has decided to enforce a nationwide daily one-hour of staggered area-based power cuts from Tuesday as the country faces a fuel crunch disrupting power generation. "Primarily, we will conduct daily area-wise one-hour load-shedding on experimental basis. If needed, then after one week we will recast the decision" said
