Power Crisis in Bangladesh
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- electricity crisis in bangladesh
- people had to work in the dark
- Candles lit in restaurants and shops
Power Crisis in Bangladesh: A failure in Bangladesh’s national electricity grid led to a power outage in most parts of the country on Tuesday. Officials have given this information. In the markets of the capital Dhaka, shopkeepers lit candles and restaurant diners ate food prepared by lighting candles.
Power Crisis in Bangladesh
Officials of the state-run Bangladesh Electricity Development Board said there was a problem with electricity distribution in the eastern part of the country. Electricity department spokesman Shamim Hasan said that all power plants in Dhaka and other major cities came to a standstill, disrupting power supply.
Power Crisis in Bangladesh
He said engineers are trying to find out where and why the fault occurred and it could take hours to restore power supply.
Bangladesh’s recent impressive economic growth is threatened by power shortages as the government has suspended operations of all diesel-powered power plants to cut import spending.
Power Crisis in Bangladesh
Diesel-powered power plants account for about six percent of Bangladesh’s electricity generation, so their closure cuts production by up to 1500 MW.
Power Crisis in Bangladesh
Earlier this month, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Farooq Hasan said the situation was so dire that garment factories now have no electricity for about four to 10 hours a day.
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