Bangladesh is experiencing a widening electricity shortfall as rising demand during intense heat coincides with a fuel supply crisis. Despite official estimates of a 2,500-megawatt deficit, actual shortages have at times exceeded 4,000 megawatts. To maintain supply in Dhaka, rural areas are facing up to 10 hours of load-shedding daily. The shutdown of the 525-megawatt Barapukuria coal power plant and reduced imports from India’s Adani Power have further strained the national grid. The government has approved over 2,067 crore taka in payments to private power producers to stabilize supply.
Officials from the Power Division and related agencies said fuel shortages are preventing plants from meeting demand, with gas-based plants producing around 4,500 to 5,000 megawatts and oil-based output halved in one day. The Power Development Board (PDB) owes about 46,000 crore taka to power producers and has requested 20,000 crore urgently to sustain summer and irrigation season supply. Severe load-shedding has hit eight northern districts after Barapukuria’s two main units failed.
State Minister for Power Anindya Islam Amit announced that load-shedding will also occur in cities to reduce rural-urban disparities and ensure electricity for farmers’ irrigation needs.
বিশেষ প্রতিনিধি প্রকাশ : ২৪ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১০: ০৯আপডেট : ২৪ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১০: ১৭ তীব্র গরমে বিদ্যুতের চাহিদা বাড়লেও জ্বালানি সংকটে উৎপাদন বাড়ানো সম্ভব হচ্ছে না। প্রতিদিনই বাড়ছে উৎপাদন আর চাহিদার ব্যবধান। সরকারের হিসেবে ঘাটতি প্রায় আড়াই হাজার মেগাওয়াট ঘো
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