35 MW load shedding in Barisal

SSC and HSC examinees are the worst sufferers.

Power Development Board (PDB) sources here said the national grid supplies only 17 to 20 MW power to Barisal zone against the peak hour demand of over 55 MW, including 35 MW in Barisal city.

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So, load shading is going on in all the 18 major transmission lines in the region.

The Barisal Diesel Power Station and the two units of Gas Turbine Power Station supplies 4 MW and 30 MW power to the national grid.

Barguna gets power supply from Patuakhali and Bhola depends on its own generation of 2 megawatts.

Water supply in the city is greatly affected by loadshedding, city corporation sources said.

Private clinics and commercial centres use generators but government hospitals have no such facility.

Irrigation for IRRI-Boro cultivation in the entire region is being greatly affected due to frequent power outage.