Bangladesh Steel Mills Association (BSMA) president Mohammad Jahangir Alam said the increase in fuel prices could increase rod prices by Tk 200 per tonne and cement prices by Tk 4-5 per bag. “Rising fuel prices are increasing production costs inside and outside factories. However, due to weak market demand we are unable to raise prices,” […]
The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has said that power generation has declined due to the fuel crisis. According to the ministry, today, Thursday, the maximum demand is estimated to be 17,000 MW, while only 14,000 MW of power can be generated at the same time. This could result in a shortfall of […]
On February 28, a global fuel crisis erupted following the outbreak of war in the Middle East. Due to shortage of coal, gas and fuel oil, it has not been possible to generate electricity as per the demand in the country. PDB sources said that today (Wednesday) the maximum demand for electricity reached 15,690 MW. […]
Opposition Chief Whip of Parliament Mujibul Haq said that people in rural areas have to face load shedding for 8 to 12 hours a day. “The government says our generation capacity has reached 28,000 MW, if yes then where has the power gone?” Mujibul Haq said while speaking in the Parliament session on Sunday. He […]
Energy expert M Shamsul Alam said the actual amount of load shedding is much higher. Evidence of additional load shedding has also been found in the records of power distribution agencies delivering electricity to customers. The largest power distribution company, Rural Electrification Board (REB), carried out load shedding of 3,483 MW this Monday alone. Against […]
Kabirul Hasan is the general manager of Toha Fashion Limited, which has a total of 1,500 employees. The factory operates 10 hours a day. However, they are currently facing load shedding of 6-7 hours. They now rely on diesel-powered generators to keep the factory running. He further said that it is possible to deal with […]
During the last two summers, people of the country faced power cuts of more than three hours on an average every day. Load shedding of eight to ten hours also occurred at some places in the country. Despite the failure to ensure uninterrupted supply, overall costs of the power sector have increased due to unutilized […]
At present the power generation capacity in the country is 26,000 MW, but power generation reaches 13,000-15,000 MW in summer and 8,000-9,000 MW in winter. To date, the highest electricity, 15,648 MW, was generated on 19 April 2023. Gas contributes 42 per cent of the total power generation capacity, furnace oil 24 per cent and […]
At that time, Mujabul Haq stood up and appeared to disagree with the Minister of State, but his speech could not be heard because the mike was switched off. Then Nasrul Hamid said that there might have been a fault in the transformer or transmission line in Mujibul Haq's union and it might have taken […]
Like last year, this year too there is uncertainty regarding fuel supply. Involves the use of gas in producing electricity at low cost. The demand for gas in the power sector is about 2.32 billion sft. Last year the maximum supply of gas was 1.30 billion cft. The current supply is 850 million cft. The […]
Millions of Bangladeshi citizens have been affected by frequent power cuts in recent months, as erratic weather patterns and high global energy prices have made fuel supplies to power plants unreliable. The outage has angered residents, leading to protests across the country in recent months. “We are facing power cuts every other hour and there […]