Electricity rationing in industrial areas begins

The electricity rationing for factories and industries has begun on Friday as per the government directive.

Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) Executive President Mohammad

Hatem on Friday said factories to run under power rationing from Friday (August 12).

Captive power-run industries will be out of this initiative, he added.

“It was supposed to be area-wise power rationing, rather than feeder-wise. We might face problems with the supply chain if a part of the factory stops working for power rationing in a particular feeder.

We will discuss the matter with the government,” he said.

“Besides the power rationing, disruption in gas supply is hitting hard. Gas supply was down in Narayanganj industrial area from Wednesday morning to Thursday afternoon.

We have suffered significantly and talked to the managing director of Titas and chairman of Petrobangla about the problem, did not get any proper reply yet,” he furthered. The government started enforcement of daily one-hour area-based load-shedding across the country on July 19 to tackle the ongoing energy crisis.

However, it has been alleged that there is discriminatory enforcement of power rationing between the capital and other parts of the country.