load shedding
Surviving the economic crisis with sanity: warning satire ahead
The recent economic crisis has placed everyone on the edge of their seats. Citizens are worried about everything from power shortages to being unable to catch-up with the rising inflation. Hence, in these troubled times, RBR comes up with few solutions to minimise the scare and live a better life than expected.
20 July 2022
Scheduled power-cuts: Bangladesh experienced 1915 MW load shedding on day 1
The country experienced a total of 1915 MW of load shedding today (July 19, 2022), the first day of a new era of area-wise planned power cuts announced by the government, that many believed they had left behind for good.
19 July 2022
Candlelit dinners no longer romantic because of load shedding
No one is sadder than Dhanmondi restaurant owners.
19 July 2022
Shops that won’t close by 8pm will have electricity disconnected
Shops, shopping malls will have electricity disconnected if they are open after 8pm, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said today (July 19, 2022).
19 July 2022
Load shedding timing for Dhaka, Narayanganj areas
Authorities today (July 18, 2022) announced names of areas and respective timing for the hourlong load shedding in Dhaka and Narayanganj following a government decision to this end.
18 July 2022
Countrywide hourlong load shedding from tomorrow
There will be one hour long load shedding countrywide from tomorrow to reduce energy subsidy, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said today (July 18, 2022).
18 July 2022
Load shedding may continue till September
The government has no alternative other than load shedding to address the ongoing gas and electricity crisis at least till September, Energy Advisor to the Prime Minister Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury said today (July 7, 2022).
7 July 2022
No decorative lighting at shops, offices: PM urges nation
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the countrymen not to put up special decorative lights on the occasion of social events at community centres, shops, offices and houses in order to save electricity.
6 July 2022
PM considering reduced electricity production to save fuel
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (July 5, 2022) said that she is considering “area-based load shedding” for a specific period to save fuel used for power generation.
5 July 2022
Power outages back again
The nightmare called load-shedding is back. With a mild heat wave sweeping the country, people, mainly in rural areas, are suffering due to frequent power cuts.
22 May 2017
Power supply to be normal by Friday, minister hopes
Apologising for public sufferings due to power disruption in different parts of the country over the past week, State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid expresses hope that power supply would be normal by Friday.
28 April 2016
People across Bangladesh suffer for load shedding
People of the country have been witnessing severe power cuts for the last couple of days because of a drop in oil-based power generation resulting from a shortage of fuel supply.
26 April 2016
No load shedding in Bangladesh despite heat wave
Even a couple of years ago, it was unimaginable to think of a sultry April day without power outages.
11 April 2016
No load shedding despite heat wave
Power Development Board (PDB) says power supply now stands at a historic high. It is now supplying around 8300 megawatt of power—a sharp 800MW jump from last year’s corresponding period.
11 April 2016
Coal power loses steam
In the last six years, the Awami League government has made significant progress in the power sector virtually eliminating the phenomenon of load shedding. But this success may grind to a halt in the near future as the government's new plans to build two dozen large coal power plants are going nowhere fast.
2 January 2016