Bangladesh, June 29 -- A severe load-shedding, especially in rural areas, has worsened with the mercury rising, while the government struggles to meet ever off-peak demand due to shortages of gas, coal, and furnace oil to generate enough electricity.
A newspaper, quoting data from Power Grid Bangladesh (PGCB), yesterday said load-shedding averaged more than 2,000 megawatts on Fridays and Saturdays, the weekly holidays, over the past three weeks.
If rainfall does not occur, electricity demand is likely to rise further this week, which could lead to even more load-shedding.
Data from Bangladesh Power Development Board (B PDB), PGCB and Rural Electrification Board (REB) show that Bangladesh currently has an electricity generation capacity o...