, April 18 -- shedding has gripped the Khulna region as six out of ten power plants remain shut due to fuel shortage, reducing electricity generation capacity.

The ongoing tensions involving Iran, Israel and the United States have disrupted global energy markets, intensifying the fuel crisis and dealing a major blow to power generation in the region.

According to power sector sources, the Khulna region has around 10 large and small power plants with a combined generation capacity of nearly 3,000 megawatts.

However, due to the fuel shortage, six plants-Khulna 330MW, Faridpur 50MW, North West Power Company's Khulna 225MW, Madhumati 100MW and Rupsha 105MW facilities remain shut, bringing production down to less than half of the total capa...