The Power Development Board claimed there was no load-shedding in the country on Wednesday when power generation hit a new record.
PDB Director (Public Relations) Saiful Hasan Chowdhury told bdnews24.com that 6319.5 megawatt power was produced at 9pm when the demand was at its peak.
There was no load-shedding at that time, though the demand for electricity was the same.
The last record production was 6279MW on Jul 25.
Prime Minister's Power Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi told reporters on July 16 that the government was planning to raise power production during Ramadan to keep the supply sufficient.
"Against the demand of 6,500MW, we will produce the same amount of electricity. But if our usage is conservative, we can meet the demand with 6,200-6,300MW," he had said.
According to government statistics, the 'real demand' for power is 7,500MW but 'demand side management' has kept it down to 6,500MW.
The present government initiated construction of 56 power plants, of which 29 have already begun production.
Besides, 19 power plants built during the previous caretaker government regime have also come into production in this government's tenure.
According to PDB, the 29 new plants generate 3,500 MW of power.
PDB Director (Public Relations) Saiful Hasan Chowdhury told bdnews24.com that 6319.5 megawatt power was produced at 9pm when the demand was at its peak.
There was no load-shedding at that time, though the demand for electricity was the same.
The last record production was 6279MW on Jul 25.
Prime Minister's Power Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi told reporters on July 16 that the government was planning to raise power production during Ramadan to keep the supply sufficient.
"Against the demand of 6,500MW, we will produce the same amount of electricity. But if our usage is conservative, we can meet the demand with 6,200-6,300MW," he had said.
According to government statistics, the 'real demand' for power is 7,500MW but 'demand side management' has kept it down to 6,500MW.
The present government initiated construction of 56 power plants, of which 29 have already begun production.
Besides, 19 power plants built during the previous caretaker government regime have also come into production in this government's tenure.
According to PDB, the 29 new plants generate 3,500 MW of power.
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