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No power deficit, outages occur in summer due to other reasons: Minister
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Thursday told Parliament that there is no electricity shortfall against demand though occasional outages occur during peak hours in summer due to multiple reasons.
The Minister said this while replying to a scripted question from treasury bench lawmaker SM Jahangir Hossain (Dhaka-18) during the question-and-answer session.
Although there is currently no shortage of electricity as per demand, power outages occasionally occur to some extent during peak demand periods during the summer due to shortage of primary fuel for electricity generation, limitations in transmission and distribution infrastructure, maintenance and storms-rainfalls and it can’t be possible to continue power supply as per demand, he said.
Iqbal Hassan said the country’s total power generation capacity is 32,332 megawatts (MW) and of which the grid-based power generation capacity stands at 28,919 megawatts.
Depending on demand, on average 14,500 MW to 15,000 MW of electricity is being generated daily as of March 2026, he said.
The minister focused on a series of measures taken by the Power Division to increase power generation in line with growing demand and to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply.
The measures include giving the highest priority to the power sector, diversifying energy sources and ensuring the primary energy supply for electricity generation, reports UNB.
According to the minister, a 180-day action plan has been formulated in line with the government’s election manifesto.