Solution To Load Shedding

Prime Minister's Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury

has said there is no immediate solution to the existing load shedding
as the government has reduced import of primary fuel to conserve
foreign currency reserve.

"We have to cut fuel import considering the future situation as part of
the plan to conserve foreign currencies," he told reporters on Sunday on
the sideline of a seminar on the country's development.

Reinterring his call to people to be more patient and try to check any
misuse of power in their consumptions, he said developed nations like
Britain and Germany are now experiencing 4-5 hours of load shedding.

The energy advisor said that the government had thought that Russia-
Ukraine war would stop but it has not happened.

He said there was a plan to import 1,600 MW of power from India's

Adani Group and also get 1,000 MW from Rampal power plant. But
transmission lines for these two projects are not ready and it will take 3-
4 months more to get electricity from those, he added.

"As a result, it is unlikely to improve power supply situation very soon,"

Tawfiq-e-Elahi said.

He, however, said the government is trying to bring some natural gas
from Bhola district and raise 1,000 MW of power generation from solar
energy.

There is also a plan to replace some existing diesel-run irrigation pumps

with solar-run irrigation system, he added.