Even though they have successfully managed power and gas supplies during the holy month of Ramadan, officials in both sectors are now facing a dilemma as they anticipate a looming crisis in the country during the upcoming peak summer season. They predict that the country could experience around 3,000 MW of
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Country experience over 2000 MW load shedding
The country is experiencing huge loadshedding to the tune of over 2000 MW Saturday as gas shortage forced the authorities to shut down a number of gas-fired power plants. According to official sources, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) had to resort to about 2051 MW loadshedding at 12noon when
Loadshedding has become a terrible menace: BNP
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Sunday slammed the government for the ‘intolerable’ loadshedding across the country, saying this has exposed the government's widespread plundering in the name of development in the power sector. "The widespreadcorruption andlooting havenow been manifested. The power sector was the sanctuary for plunderby Sheikh