BPDB moves to meet this summer power demand with capacity production at gas-based plants

BPDB moves to meet this summer power demand with capacity production at gas-based plants

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) hopes to meet the expected high demand of power in the upcoming summer with capacity utilisation of local gas-based power plants, along with using coal-fired electricity from local and imported sources.
"We hope to get 7,000 MW of electricity from gas-fired power plants, 5,000 MW from local coal-fired plants, and 2,600 MW from imported electricity from India (including about 1,500 MW from the Adani Group)," a senior official of the state-owned agency told UNB on Tuesday.
Speaking on condition of anonymity the official informed that the remaining portion of the demand will be met from furnace oil-based power plants.
Last week Energy Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan said electricity demand is expected to reach 15,700 MW during the holy Ramadan, set to begin in March, while it may peak to 18,000 MW during midsummer from April to September.
"We are making all-out efforts to ensure Ramadan remains fully free from load shedding. There might be disruptions due to other reasons, but not due to a supply shortfall," he said while addressing a press briefing at Biduyt Bhaban in the city on Wednesday.
The briefing followed a preparatory meeting with top officials of power and gas sector utilities ahead of the summer.