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Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
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 […]
LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) supplies have partially resumed in the country after three days of stoppage, resulting in an increase in the overall gas supply. Gas supply resumed in Chattogram as well but several CNG filling stations failed to supply gas to vehicles on Monday. Industry and the power sector are also grappling with gas […]
As a result, gas-fired power stations in Chittagong, Meghnaghat, Haripur and Siddhirganj regions will remain out of operation or will be partially closed. Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid expressed regret for the temporary inconvenience. MD Kausar Amir Ali, Managing Director, Dhaka Power Supply Company (DESCO), said that the areas […]
The country’s electricity generation has further increased, according to the UNB report, which set a new record on Tuesday reaching 15,626 MW of output at 9:00 p.m. According to a statement by the Power Division, the country on Monday set a new record by surpassing the previous generation of 15,604 MW at 9:00 pm. Officials […]
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 […]
However, the power supply had not yet started. By then, residents had already realized that there was no chance of power being restored before dawn. So they started making Sehri in the dark and in the sweltering heat. Shahryar’s wife Fabiha, who had invited her friends for Sehri, fell ill due to the extreme heat […]
Modi was the chief minister of the western state during the violence, which left over 2,000 dead, most of them Muslims. Mayukh Biswas, general secretary of the SFI, the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), said, “The undeclared emergency continues to be imposed…but they will not stop the voice of protest.” At […]
An analysis of PDB data shows that the Rampal coal-fired power plant generated 500-624 MW of electricity till December, but recently stopped operations due to a shortage of coal. The six coal-fired power plants in the country can generate 2,602 MW of power, but five of them have reported a drop in production due to […]
