Electricity sector: Load-shedding effectively means no electricity in rural areas, deepening electricity discrimination

REB data shows demand at 7:00 pm on Monday was 10,235 MW while supply was 7,338 MW. At 8:00 pm, demand increased to 10,447 MW with a supply deficit of 2,414 MW. Under the directions of PDB, coordination of power distribution among distribution companies is done through the National Load Despatch Center (NLDC) of PGCB. […]

Load shedding more in rural areas

technical glitch in dhaka Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) and Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) supply electricity in the capital city of Dhaka. Statistics of both these organizations say that the demand for electricity has increased more than normal. Supply is available on demand. Power transmission lines have not been upgraded according to power […]

BERC’s evaluation committee for 15.43 percent increase in electricity rates at retail level

State-owned BPDB first submitted its proposal on November 23 seeking a 19.44 per cent hike in retail level tariff and later all other discoms also submitted their proposals seeking almost similar proposals. Participating in the public hearing, all consumer rights groups, including the Consumer Federation of Bangladesh (CAB), vehemently opposed the proposals of the distribution […]