3rd July 2020
EP Report

Coronavirus pandemic and resultant low demand of power and energy have reduced around 4,000 MW of electricity and 300 mmcfd of natural gas consumption across the country.

 

"Currently, the country's electricity consumption could have been around 14,000 megawatts (MW), if the coronavirus outbreak did not spread and overall electricity consumption did not fell," said an official at Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).

 

The country's overall electricity consumption is currently hovering around 10,500 MW due to lower than expected consumption, he said.

 

Natural gas consumption could have been around 3,300 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd), if the coronavirus pandemic was not there, said a senior official of the state-run Petrobangla.

 

Overall natural gas consumption, including re-gasified LNG (liquefied natural gas), is now around 3,000 mmcfd.

 

Earlier, industries and commercial operations were shut for over two months of the nationwide shutdown until May 30.

 

Restrictions on almost all types of transportations including air, rail and public transports as well as movement of private vehicles were also restricted with the exception of some critical travel services.

 

Almost all types of gas-based industries and factories were also shuttered during the nationwide shutdown, imposed for slowing the spread of coronavirus outbreak.

 

Only the gas-guzzling power plants were operational with limited output due to lower electricity demand across the country, which fell by around 30 per cent on an average to around 7,000 MW, according to the BPDB.


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