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).
Authorities today (July 18, 2022) announced names of areas and respective timing for the hourlong load shedding in Dhaka and Narayanganj following a government decision to this end.
There will be one hour long load shedding countrywide from tomorrow to reduce energy subsidy, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said today (July 18, 2022).
The government has no alternative other than load shedding to address the ongoing gas and electricity crisis at least till September, Energy Advisor to the Prime Minister Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury said today (July 7, 2022).
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the countrymen not to put up special decorative lights on the occasion of social events at community centres, shops, offices and houses in order to save electricity.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (July 5, 2022) said that she is considering “area-based load shedding” for a specific period to save fuel used for power generation.
The nightmare called load-shedding is back. With a mild heat wave sweeping the country, people, mainly in rural areas, are suffering due to frequent power cuts.
Apologising for public sufferings due to power disruption in different parts of the country over the past week, State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid expresses hope that power supply would be normal by Friday.
People of the country have been witnessing severe power cuts for the last couple of days because of a drop in oil-based power generation resulting from a shortage of fuel supply.
Even a couple of years ago, it was unimaginable to think of a sultry April day without power outages.
Power Development Board (PDB) says power supply now stands at a historic high. It is now supplying around 8300 megawatt of power—a sharp 800MW jump from last year’s corresponding period.
