Bangladesh turns to India for help as power crisis forces 8 pm shutdown for malls, shops
Bangladesh government has directed shops, markets and shopping malls to shut shop by 8 pm amid ongoing power crisis in country.
Bangladesh finds itself in the midst of a severe power crisis, exacerbated by a shortage of natural gas, leading the government to mandate early closures for shops, markets, and shopping malls at 8 pm. The directive, implemented on Thursday, restricts commercial operations to a daily window of 11 am to 8 pm, with exemptions for hospitals, pharmacies, and food-related businesses.
To mitigate the crisis, Bangladesh has sought diesel supplies from India to aid in power generation, with the Indian High Commissioner visiting Bangladesh's Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Minister to discuss cooperation in the energy sector. The minister highlighted the ongoing diesel shortage's impact on gas-fired power generation, resulting in widespread load-shedding and a shortfall of several hundred megawatts on the national grid.
Limited gas supplies have further strained the energy situation, with the Iran crisis adding to global fuel and LNG price volatility.
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