{"id":13549,"date":"2024-03-10T05:08:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T05:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecrimebd.net\/english\/?p=13549"},"modified":"2024-03-10T05:08:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T05:08:30","slug":"fear-of-load-shedding-in-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecrimebd.net\/english\/news\/13549\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear of load shedding in the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dhaka Bureau:<\/strong> The power sector is already suffering from the pressure of the energy crisis and subsidies. Due to the shortage of dollars, the fuel required for power generation cannot be imported. As a result, doubts have arisen about whether electricity can be produced as per the demand this summer or not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Baisakh-Jyashta is two months of summer. The month of Baisakh will begin on April 14. However, the second half of spring also experiences intense heat during the Chaitra month. There are three more days of that season. So it can be said that summer has almost started.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Load shedding has already started in different parts of the country due to this. Especially in rural areas, there is no electricity for hours. According to the information of the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), a state-owned organization in the power sector, about 650 MW of load shedding has to be done this month. In this regard, PDB officials say that gas-based power plants do not have a sufficient supply of gas. Because of that, the production and supply of electricity have decreased. As a result, distribution companies are forced to load shedding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gas-based plants require an average of 1,100 million cubic feet of gas per day during peak electricity demand. But PDB is getting a supply of 550 million cubic feet. As gas supply is almost half short, power generation is decreasing. This results in load shedding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stakeholders are concerned about being forced to load-shift before summer arrives. According to government estimates, the minimum daily requirement of gas for power generation in the summer season will be 1.5 million cubic feet. The maximum demand will be 1,760 million cubic feet. But on the contrary, Petrobangla is not able to guarantee the necessary gas supply. On the other hand, due to the dollar crisis, there is concern about the continuation of energy imports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The peak demand for electricity this summer has been estimated at 18,000 megawatts. The country currently has a power generation capacity of 25,000 megawatts. But most of the time, 25 percent of power plants sit idle due to a lack of fuel. Again, due to import dependence, if the price of energy in the international market is unstable, the power sector will be in trouble. The dollar crisis has made this situation more pronounced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the data from PDB, among the grid-based power generation in the country, the capacity of gas-based power plants is 11 thousand 708 megawatts, coal-based plants are 5 thousand 412 megawatts, furnace oil-based plants are 6 thousand 492 megawatts, diesel-based plants are 490 megawatts, hydroelectric plants are 230 megawatts, and solar-based plants are 459 megawatts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bangladesh Bank supplied at least 50 percent of the energy import dollars last year. Even then, load shedding has to be done. This time, the dollar situation is more fragile. Therefore, this summer too, there may be a shortfall in electricity production, and the country may suffer from load shedding. The power department says there is no shortage of generation capacity to meet the power demand. However, there is a shortage in the supply of coal, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and fuel oil (diesel, furnace) for power generation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last year, the power generation capacity from coal was 2,692 MW. However, the Payra and Rampal thermal power plants were closed twice due to the disruption of coal imports due to the dollar crisis. Even though the price of coal in the world market is low now, production cannot be increased immediately as the bills of almost all the coal-based power plants in the country are in arrears.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last year, more than 5,500 megawatts of electricity were generated from fuel oil. This time, PDB has adopted the target of production of 4500 to 5000 MW. For this reason, initiatives have already been taken to pay off the arrears of the power plant. The Central Bank has issued bonds worth Tk 12,000 crore. However, apart from this, private power plants have about 15 thousand crores of outstanding. Concerned people think that the import of fuel oil for power plants may be disrupted due to the pressure of debt and the supply of dollars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last year also, the government took various initiatives to clear the dues of the power sector before the summer season. Still, four to five months of bills remain outstanding. Apart from this, Bangladesh Bank provided at least 50 percent of energy import dollars last year. Even then, load shedding has to be done. This time, the dollar situation is more fragile. Therefore, this summer too, there may be a shortfall in electricity production, and the country may suffer from load shedding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this regard, Director General of Power Cell Mohammad Hossain said that the production plan has been planned keeping in mind the highest demand for electricity this summer season. However, disruptions in fuel supply may lead to load shedding. We will try to continue to supply. If the electricity tariff is adjusted, the subsidy pressure will decrease. Then the situation will be a little easier to deal with. A few days ago, the government increased the price of electricity at the consumer level to reduce subsidy pressure. Electricity prices increased three times last year as well. But it was not possible to ensure an uninterrupted power supply.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Energy expert Ijaz Ahmed said in this context that mismanagement of the power sector is responsible for this crisis. One power plant after another has been built, but no plan has been made for how the energy will be supplied. Now that the price of electricity is increasing in dollars, the energy crisis and load shedding will not be solved. At the end of the day, consumers will suffer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dhaka Bureau: The power sector is already suffering from the pressure of the energy crisis and subsidies. Due to the shortage of dollars, the fuel required for power generation cannot be imported. As a result, doubts have arisen about whether electricity can be produced as per the demand this summer or not. 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