Source: Financial Express

By Shah Zulfiqar Haider

ELECTRICITY is the basic infrastructure of today's development. Bangladesh is having a huge power shortage since 2005/2006. This shortage will continue for years unless something is done under a crash programme. The adverse impact of electricity shortage is enormous. Every sector is affected and our economy is being crippled. At present experts see no possibility for no improvement of power supply within the next three to four years.

We immediately need to focus on ways for solving it. Our present load shedding in rural areas is unbearable. Even existing irrigation might be affected. A vast majority of our population who live in the rural areas suffer most for shortage of electricity. Even life in the country's commercial capital -- Chittagong -- has become is unbearable. There are two types of electricity shortage depending on timing: a. Peak-hour (Evening) shortage, which mainly affects residential and other users. Our projected peak demand is anticipated 5500 MW and shortage is estimated at around 45% (2500MW) of our generation in the year 2007.

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