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12:00 AM, April 12, 2016 / LAST MODIFIED: 07:13 AM, April 12, 2016
No load shedding in Bangladesh despite heat wave

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Sharier Khan
Even a couple of years ago, it was unimaginable to think of a sultry April day without power outages.

As the mercury peaks up with the pre-summer heat from March, the time when ponds almost dry up and rivers run narrow, farmers across the country turn to use electricity heavily for irrigation. This has been invariably triggering load shedding during March to May for the last two decades.

However, this year's story is different: there is no load shedding.

According to the Power Development Board (PDB), power supply now stands at a historic high. It is now supplying around 8,300 megawatt of power -- a sharp 800MW jump from last year's corresponding period. And if this figure is compared to that of 2009, one will be impressed. Back then the country could avail just around 3,500MW power.

“Power supply situation is so far so good,” said a power board official. “We still cannot generate around 1,000MW power due to a lack of gas supply. And yet we are able to supply the full demand.”

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Exhausted by the scorching summer heat, a green coconut vendor, instead of selling refreshing coconut water to thirsty pedestrians, takes a nap on his rickshaw van in front of Sir Salimullah Hall at Dhaka University in the capital. A heat wave is sweeping across the country and is likely to continue for a few more days, according to the Met Office. The photo was taken around 2:00pm on April 11, 2016. Photo: STAR/ Anisur Rahman


From last week, the temperature has shot up by six degrees Celsius across the country. For example, the hottest day on April 5 marked 34.2 degree Celsius, while it shot up to 40.3 degrees in Chuadanga on Sunday.

The temperature in Dhaka also jumped up to 36 degrees on Sunday from 31.2 degrees on April 5.

That means people are using more electricity to keep themselves cool.

On Sunday, the PDB supplied 8,343MW power.

The recent launching of Summit's Bibiyana 335MW power plant and addition of some new power plants last year have made it easy for the PDB to produce enough power. Plus, the country is now importing 600MW power from India. Last year this import was 500MW.

“The demand for extra power due to irrigation is around 1,800MW. This demand begins from March and it will drop from late April, ending in mid-May,” the power board official noted.

According to the Met Office, severe heat wave has been sweeping over Kushtia region while a mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi and a part of Khulna divisions and the regions of Rangpur, Dinajpur, Saidpur, Dhaka, Tangail and Faridpur.

Met Office says that heat wave may continue for a few more days. According to AccuWeather.com, temperature may soar up to 42 degree Celsius in Dhaka on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year. But the weather website adds that Dhaka is likely to see heavy thunderstorm and rainfall from April 15 for the next 10 days.

But from the power generation side, the PDB's forecasts remain favourable.

This year the power board will add a new 450MW gas-fired combined cycle plant in Ashuganj South. The construction of this plant, built by Inelectra Sweden and TSK of Spain, has been completed. Besides, a couple of new power plants are expected to begin partial operation within this year.

The power board expresses hope that six new gas-based power plants, totalling 2,100MW, will begin full operation from next year. These are being built in Siddhirganj, Ashuganj, Bheramara, Shahjibazar, Shikalbaha and Bibiyana South. A couple of similar projects are in limbo.


Considering that power demands shoot up by 10 percent every year, it is expected that 2017 will also be a load-shedding free year.


Meanwhile, several districts have been witnessing power outages lately. This is happening due to problems in local power distribution systems, said officials.
 
Surprised to know bangladesh with population of 15 crore daily power requirement is only 8700mw. In tamilnadu we have 7crore people but our power requirement is over 13000mw

In summer Delhi alone requires over 9000 MW
 
Surprised to know bangladesh with population of 15 crore daily power requirement is only 8700mw. In tamilnadu we have 7crore people but our power requirement is over 13000mw
What is the total production in India as a whole? Not the generation capacity but actual production?
 
130000mw to 135000mw
Then there should be no surprise at all.Per capita electricity consumption is around half in BD given that electrification is still less in BD compared to India. India have 8 times population and 15 times electricity production of BD according to your data.You are comparing Bangladesh with one of the best and large Indian state like Tamil Nadu,that's why it look surprising.:-)

e.s Tamil Nadu have 5.5 percent of Indian population but consume 10 percent of national electricity.
 
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So I was visiting Ghorashal urea fertilizer factory in Narsingdi, they have their own captive power plant which powers the factory and the adjacent colony. When there is less demand in the factory they put the power in the national grid as well. Many such bigger industrial areas have their own power plants, are they counted in total demand?
 
Nice and encouraging development. Looks like if government keep improving like this and same time moving upwards on industrial production, BD will be strong economically,. It will also help millions of people to gain better living standards.
I keep wondering how BD has kept it self almost isolated from current chaos happening around world specially in ME.
 
What is the total production in India as a whole? Not the generation capacity but actual production?
298 GW as of March 2016 according to official power ministry website. They have added 28 GW in last year alone.

Then there should be no surprise at all.Per capita electricity consumption is around half in BD given that electrification is still less in BD compared to India. India have 8 times population and 15 times electricity production of BD according to your data.You are comparing Bangladesh with one of the best and large Indian state like Tamil Nadu,that's why it look surprising.:-)

e.s Tamil Nadu have 5.5 percent of Indian population but consume 10 percent of national electricity.
That figure is most probably outdated and from 2010-2011. I'll post latest figures as soon as I find out.
 
298 GW as of March 2016 according to official power ministry website. They have added 28 GW in last year alone.
This is total installed capacity not actual production.
http://powermin.nic.in/power-sector-glance-all-india
I think this website is the most authoritative as it is the website of ministry of power in India.According to them,in 2015-2016 India produced 1,107,386 BU (billion unit)
One year=8760 hours.So average production in 2015-2016 is 126.413 GW.
So @valluvan was correct in his 130 GW figure.
 
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What is the total production in India as a whole? Not the generation capacity but actual production?

Just under 138 GW average power in 2014. Was about 1208 Twh total production that year with 9.6% growth.

http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_electricity_production#cite_note-BP2015-1

The projected trajectory by the current power minister is a further doubling of total production in about 7 year time frame.
 
Just under 138 GW average power in 2014. Was about 1208 Twh total production that year with 9.6% growth.

http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_electricity_production#cite_note-BP2015-1

The projected trajectory by the current power minister is a further doubling of total production in about 7 year time frame.
Check post no.9 .I have provided data from ministry of power in India for 2015-2016.
 
Check post no.9 .I have provided data from ministry of power in India for 2015-2016.

Thats govt owned/distributed power production. There are a number of external (private) networks to this that add another 9% or such over this...normally localised power production around factories etc. For example Tata power and Adani power (though the exact classification depends on the network in question).

Its like the difference between GNP (except govt instead of nationals) and GDP (total production/consumption within a physical realm regardless of ownership).
 
Check post no.9 .I have provided data from ministry of power in India for 2015-2016.
Can you provide BD data in actual requirements and availability in Billion unit terms....source will be appreciated!!
 
Thats govt owned/distributed power production. There are a number of external (private) networks to this that add another 9% or such over this...normally localised power production around factories etc. For example Tata power and Adani power (though the exact classification depends on the network in question).

Its like the difference between GNP (except govt instead of nationals) and GDP (total production/consumption within a physical realm regardless of ownership).
Same is true for BD. BPDB generate 8 GW. There are private producer not to mention we have millions solar panel in rural areas. Moreover we squeeze 500 MW from you.:D:D

Can you provide BD data in actual requirements and availability in Billion unit terms....source will be appreciated!!
Check out this website.It is official and authoritative of ministry of Power in BD.
http://www.bpdb.gov.bd/bpdb/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=126&Itemid=17
 
Same is true for BD. BPDB generate 8 GW. There are private producer not to mention we have millions solar panel in rural areas. Moreover we squeeze 500 MW from you.

Well if you check out the BP spreadsheet that listed 1208.4 Twh for India in 2014....the figure for Bangladesh that year was 57.7 Twh. Thats about 6.6 GW average total power (spread out) for B'desh. The peak power (during summer etc) will of course be higher than the average and thats what the original article is discussing I believe (i.e make a higher use of the total installed capacity).

What the total actual output for 2015 for Bangladesh (in Twh) is something we will have to wait and see. But BP says its one of the two countries in Asia that outperformed India in 2013-14 growth for total electricity generation (10.1% compared to 9.6% growth for India....Vietnam was 12.7% growth). So maybe it will around 64 Twh for 2015.
 

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