{"id":4986,"date":"2023-03-15T03:40:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T03:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecrimebd.net\/english\/?p=4986"},"modified":"2023-03-15T03:40:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T03:40:56","slug":"fear-of-a-power-shortage-in-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecrimebd.net\/english\/news\/4986\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear of a power shortage in the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dhaka Bureau:<\/strong> The electricity situation will not be normal in the summer season, such is the concern of the concerned. Load shedding may occur, as it did last year, if power generation is less than demand.This time there is a fear of a 3,200-megawatt electricity shortage. Even if the situation is still normal, if more electricity is supplied for irrigation and the supply of fuel used for power generation is less than the requirement, load shedding may increase in all urban areas, including the capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">According to electricity department sources, the department has set the target of electricity supply based on summer demand.It is expected to generate a total of 16,000 MW of electricity, including 6,500 MW from gas, 5,000 MW from furnace oil, 3,500 MW from coal, and 1,000 MW from other sources. This will satisfy the demand. However, meeting this goal may face some challenges. If there is no uninterrupted power supply, irrigation work will be disrupted.Irrigation facilities must be provided to ensure food security. The industrial sector also needs uninterrupted power supplies to maintain production. As a result, there is no chance to avoid load shedding if sufficient fuel is not available for power generation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">The country now has the highest power generation capacity of 25,000 MW. This summer, more than 16 thousand megawatts of electricity will be required. At present, 14 thousand megawatts of electricity are being produced. Now all measures are being taken to increase production and keep the electricity situation at a tolerable level. But fuel can be a hindrance. Bangladesh was not spared from the instability caused by the global dollar crisis. Due to the dollar crisis, it is not possible to import enough energy to generate electricity on time. A shortage of fuel during the summer season may lead to a shortfall in power generation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">Last month, the first unit of the Rampal power plant stopped production due to a coal shortage. Efforts are underway to resume production after the arrival of coal from Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid said that power generation is being increased in coordination with the demand. If there is a threat of a power shortage, the concerned distribution companies have been instructed to take the initiative to solve it by alternative means. If farmers follow peak and off-peak hours during irrigation, better results will be obtained. Farmers will benefit if monitoring is strengthened through the overall coordination of farmers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">Responsible officials of the power department said that fuel has to be imported for power generation. Due to the dollar crunch, LCs for coal could not be opened in time, which led to the depletion of coal stocks. Several other power plants require coal. If there is no supply of dollars, the production of these power plants will be disrupted due to the coal crisis. As per rules, there is a requirement to keep one month&#8217;s worth of coal in stock. This time, special attention will be paid so that there is no dollar crisis in energy imports. Plans have been made after discussions at the highest levels of the government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">They also said that there are plans to increase the import of LNG. An agreement has been made to buy 8 cargoes of LNG on the spot market. A cargo of LNG has already arrived in the country. As regular LNG cargoes arrive, the power plants will continue to be supplied with gas and generate electricity. Furthermore, the second unit of the Rampal power plant is set to begin production on June 30.The power situation is expected to remain good if the two units of this power plant are in production. On the other hand, the first supercritical power plant of the country is coming into production soon by S Alam Group&#8217;s company, &#8216;SS Power, of Banshkhali, Chittagong. 500 MW of power generation will start from this power plant, which has a capacity of 1320 MW. If this power is connected to the national grid, the power situation will improve in the summer. SS Power is expected to provide good support to the power sector during this period. Adani&#8217;s power from India is likely to be connected to the national grid this month. If all this is correct, there will be no shortage of electricity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">Every year, the irrigation season begins in February and ends on May 31st.At this time, the demand for electricity increases. In the last irrigation season, the highest demand for electricity was 14,072 MW in April. The potential demand for electricity during the irrigation season this year is 16,000 megawatts. The total number of irrigation connections in the current irrigation season is 4 lakh, 65 thousand, 456. For this, 2 thousand 400 megawatts of electricity will be required.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">Energy expert Professor Dr. M Shamsul Alam said that the government is increasing the suffering of the people by increasing the price of electricity as per their wish. However, it will be very unfortunate if it cannot provide enough electricity during the summer season. Irrigation is in full swing during the summer season. Without an uninterrupted power supply, irrigation operations are disrupted. Electricity should also be given to industries. So the government should plan to increase the production of electricity. Otherwise, there is a fear of loadshedding among the residents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">The Director General of Power Cell, Mohammad Hossain, said that various plans have been taken to keep the electricity supply uninterrupted during the summer season. Discussions have been held with the Energy Department to source the necessary funds to import fuel for power generation. A promise to provide money has also been received. This time, emphasis has been placed on power generation so that load shedding does not happen like last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dhaka Bureau: The electricity situation will not be normal in the summer season, such is the concern of the concerned. Load shedding may occur, as it did last year, if power generation is less than demand.This time there is a fear of a 3,200-megawatt electricity shortage. 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