Government must expedite efforts to resolve the crisis
Government officials involved have been allowed legal impunity under the provisions of this law.
Power generation not growing in line with forecasted spike in demand, leaving people staring at frequent and extended power cuts.
Strangely enough, although the government is unable to meet power needs, it pays thousands of crores to government and private power plants as fixed charges or capacity charges every month with taxpayers’ money.
Some parts of Dhaka will experience power disruption for the next seven days due to maintenance work of transmission system, said a press release of power division
What impacts will the recent electricity price hike bring, in the context of the ongoing inflation?
Given the energy crisis, the youth have been experiencing a myriad of issues.
Gamers operate on a different league of insanity when their monitors suddenly go dark in front of their eyes.
If needed electricity supply to other sectors will be halted during the daytime in order to increase supply of electricity to industries and agriculture, said Prime Minister's Energy Affairs Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury today (October 23, 2022).
Businesses today agreed to implement the government’s instruction to go for zone-wise weekly shut down of industries to save electricity and continue production in mills and factories.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that the government is trying to minimise load shedding from this month.
The government has started rationing electricity supply to manage the ongoing energy crisis. But what do experts have to say about the real origin and effective solution of this crisis?
One of the first 'culprits' of energy leakage identified during the first week of the government’s austerity drive was air conditioners.
When you reduce or limit your energy use, you limit your impact on the environment. Remember, most of the electricity we consume comes from burning fossil fuels like natural gas, petroleum (oil), and coal, all of which are non-renewable resources. The world is in an energy crisis. However, every cloud has a silver lining; perhaps, this is a good time for us to start changing our lifestyles, habits, and energy use for a better, cleaner, and greener future.
Government must stop entertaining 'capacity' payments to the plants
The recent economic crisis has placed everyone on the edge of their seats. Citizens are worried about everything from power shortages to being unable to catch-up with the rising inflation. Hence, in these troubled times, RBR comes up with few solutions to minimise the scare and live a better life than expected.
The country experienced a total of 1915 MW of load shedding today (July 19, 2022), the first day of a new era of area-wise planned power cuts announced by the government, that many believed they had left behind for good.
No one is sadder than Dhanmondi restaurant owners.
Shops, shopping malls will have electricity disconnected if they are open after 8pm, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said today (July 19, 2022).
