Photo: Collected-
Metropolis Desk-
With an average load-shedding of 2,636 MW per hour compared to a demand of 15,800 MW, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has warned that the heatwave could last for a few days.
The Rampal power plant has been working below capacity since it resumed operation on May 16 due to a coal shortfall, and the Payra 1,320MW Thermal Power Plant shut down on Monday as a result of a scarcity of coal.
Letters of credit have been opened for the import of coal, but if there is a delay in doing so, there will be a problem.
While the Barapukuria power station and the Barishal 307 MW facility are producing at half their capacities, the Adani power plant in Jharkhand, India, is supplying at its full installed capacity of 748 MW.
Independent power producers (IPPs) assert that unless the government takes extraordinary action, the situation about electricity would not get better.
The continued issue is primarily due to the lack of dollars, and the energy sector should be given the same importance as the food and agricultural industries.
