load shedding

18,000MW power production planned for summer

Load shedding during the summer days will be kept at a tolerable level, Power and Energy Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan said yesterday.

Govt aiming for record power generation this summer

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) has projected the highest electricity demand during the summer months would be 18,000 megawatts (MW), while the highest production target is 17,260MW.

Persistent power outages must be addressed

Government must expedite efforts to resolve the crisis

Who benefits from the power sector's white elephants?

Government officials involved have been allowed legal impunity under the provisions of this law.

Load shedding may spike in summer

Power generation not growing in line with forecasted spike in demand, leaving people staring at frequent and extended power cuts.

Why do villagers bear the brunt of loadshedding?

Strangely enough, although the government is unable to meet power needs, it pays thousands of crores to government and private power plants as fixed charges or capacity charges every month with taxpayers’ money.

Parts of Dhaka to face power outage for next 7 days

Some parts of Dhaka will experience power disruption for the next seven days due to maintenance work of transmission system, said a press release of power division

Electricity price hike will haunt both the people and the government

What impacts will the recent electricity price hike bring, in the context of the ongoing inflation?

How the power crisis is affecting the youth

Given the energy crisis, the youth have been experiencing a myriad of issues.

April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025

18,000MW power production planned for summer

Load shedding during the summer days will be kept at a tolerable level, Power and Energy Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan said yesterday.

February 6, 2025
February 6, 2025

Govt aiming for record power generation this summer

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) has projected the highest electricity demand during the summer months would be 18,000 megawatts (MW), while the highest production target is 17,260MW.

September 11, 2024
September 11, 2024

Persistent power outages must be addressed

Government must expedite efforts to resolve the crisis

June 30, 2024
June 30, 2024

Who benefits from the power sector's white elephants?

Government officials involved have been allowed legal impunity under the provisions of this law.

February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024

Load shedding may spike in summer

Power generation not growing in line with forecasted spike in demand, leaving people staring at frequent and extended power cuts.

September 17, 2023
September 17, 2023

Why do villagers bear the brunt of loadshedding?

Strangely enough, although the government is unable to meet power needs, it pays thousands of crores to government and private power plants as fixed charges or capacity charges every month with taxpayers’ money.

July 15, 2023
July 15, 2023

Parts of Dhaka to face power outage for next 7 days

Some parts of Dhaka will experience power disruption for the next seven days due to maintenance work of transmission system, said a press release of power division

November 28, 2022
November 28, 2022

Electricity price hike will haunt both the people and the government

What impacts will the recent electricity price hike bring, in the context of the ongoing inflation?

October 30, 2022
October 30, 2022

How the power crisis is affecting the youth

Given the energy crisis, the youth have been experiencing a myriad of issues.

October 23, 2022
October 23, 2022

Experiencing the five stages of grief as a gamer during load shedding

Gamers operate on a different league of insanity when their monitors suddenly go dark in front of their eyes.