Though there was no loadshedding in the capital city Dhaka, again the gap between the demand and supply is increasing in the power system across the country.

According to official sources, the areas outside the capital Dhaka had to experience between 700 MW to 1200 MW of loadshedding during the day and evening peak hours on Monday.

They said the loadshedding situation was better in the last two weeks across the country due to the calm weather situation. But with the increased heatwave, the power supply situation is getting worse in recent days. 

The official data of the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh showed that different areas, specially, rural areas of the country experienced a shortfall of about 781 MW at 12 noon when the demand was 14,200 MW against the generation of 13,419 MW.

At 3pm the shortfall ballooned to 1347 MW when the demand went up to 14,250 MW against a supply of 12,903 MW.

The extent of loadshedding, however, came down to 786 MW at the evening peak hour at 7pm on Monday when both demand and supply also increased.

“The power supply increased to 13,533 MW and generation was also increased to 14,340 MW at the 7  pm… power supply was increased through the start of some peaking plants,” said a top official of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).

He confirmed that Dhaka city was kept out of loadshedding as per a specific government's directive.

“But we can’t avoid power outages in rural areas to keep the system running,” he said, adding that mainly areas in greater Mymensingh and Rangpur are suffering the most in terms of power outage.

Areas under greater Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Sylhet are experiencing less loadshedding compared with areas in greater Mymensingh and Rangpur, he said.

About the power supply situation in Dhaka, both the officials of Dhaka Electric Supply Company (Desco) and Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) informed that they don't expect ;padshedding here. load shedding.

“We’re getting adequate electricity supply against our demand of about 1,800 MW in the day peak times and there was no loadshedding in my areas,” DPDC managing director Bikash Dewan told UNB.

The same was echoed by Desco managing director Kausar Ameer Ali.

“We received 1,263 MW of electricity against the same in our demand at that time,” he said.