Dhaka, April 23 -- After one unit of an Adani power plant shut down due to a mechanical fault, pressure on the Bangladesh's electricity system has increased further. On Tuesday, the maximum load shedding during the day was 2,044 megawatts, which rose to 2,495 megawatts on Wednesday.

According to data from the Power Division over two days, the gap between national demand and supply has widened. Average load shedding has also increased from 2.9 hours to 3.7 hours. This pressure has fallen most heavily on areas dependent on the Rural Electrification Board's supply.

Mohammad Zahurul Islam, a member of the Bangladesh Power Development Board, told bdnews24.com, "It has increased a bit since yesterday, reaching close to 2,500 megawatts. The se...