National grid to get additional 1,950MW in 2-3 days: BPDB

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) on Sunday said it expects to add 1,950MW to the national grid within two to three days, enabling the state-run entity to ease the existing power rationing amid the current heatwave.
“We expect to receive 1,950MW of electricity from India's Adani Power, SS Power of Chattogram, and the Patuakhali-based RNPL joint venture within the current month,” BPDB Chairman Engineer Rezaul Karim told BSS.
He said all these units are coal-fired ones, and the stalled generations in three Bangladeshi plants would resume as a coal-filled ship was likely to reach Payra Seaport on Sunday.
The BPDB chief said Adani kept shut one of its two units supplying power to Bangladesh for the past several weeks due to maintenance purposes while it was expected to be operational again today.
BPDB officials said that, according to the schedule, the national grid would start receiving 750 MW from Adani on Sunday, while SS Power and RNPL would restart supplying 600 MW each from tomorrow.
RNPL, a joint venture between Bangladesh’s state-owned Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL) and China's state-owned NORINCO, will start generating 600 MW from tomorrow. 
The BPDB disclosure came as rising temperatures visibly forced many people to stay indoors, causing urban fragility amid strained energy systems, with the Met Office reporting a heatwave to sweep over the country.
The Met Office on Sunday said they recorded the highest temperature, 37.8 degrees Celsius, in Rajshahi and 37 degrees Celsius in the capital on Saturday. The temperature in the Jashore and Khulna region ranged between 37 and 38 degrees on Sunday.
The Energy Division, meanwhile, said they took initiatives to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) and heavy fuel or HFO alongside coal for power plants to meet intensified electricity demands, forcing authorities to opt for power rationing.
“But we are trying to keep Dhaka city out of the load shedding,” the power division's Joint Secretary Umme Rehana said.
According to BPDB's statistics, the highest demand was recorded at 16,900MW on Saturday evening, while the highest generation stood at 14,712MW. The state-run entity was expected to calculate the highest production on Sunday night.
During the current summer, the projected electricity demand ranges from 17,000 to 18,500MW.