Bangladesh govt notifies zone-based factory shutdown measure

The new system will be followed amid the ongoing electricity shortage due to global fuel oil and gas price hikes.

State minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid had a few days back mentioned about this plan. The minister said uninterrupted power supply will be possible from October.

Around 490-500 MW of power is expected to be saved daily with this measure, Hamid said.

Meanwhile, many representatives from industries in the core sector that use heavy machinery said long power outages during the staggered holidays will hamper machinery and production systems and substantially increase operational costs.

Some factory owners, including those from tanneries, jute units, leather factory and apparel units, however, said that there will be no impact of the measure on them.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)