PM pledges uninterrupted electricity supply during Taraweeh and Sehri

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday assured that there will be no problem with electricity during Taraweeh prayers and Sehri time.

“If necessary, loadshedding can be done for two or three hours at a time of the day when the demand is low and it will be at a tolerable level, but then there will be no shortage of electricity. There will be no crisis, especially during Taraweeh and Seheri,” she said.

The Prime Minister said this in Parliament while responding to a supplementary question of Independent lawmaker elected from Natore-1 Md Abul Kalam during the PM’s question-answer session.

The Prime Minister said that the government spends a lot of money to produce electricity and distribute it at a subsidised price.

“Now the price of everything, including oil, LNG and transportation, has gone up globally. Still, we have efforts for uninterrupted power supply,” she said.

She also mentioned that the production of electricity can be hindered or reduced as the country has a shortage of fuel oil and LNG, and the production of power is a matter of mechanical issue.

“Power generation may get reduced or interrupted due to any reason,” she said.

Sheikh Hasina said that although once upon a time there was 10/12 hours of loadshedding in the country, now the situation in the country has changed a lot.

“But I think it is better to have loadshedding occasionally. Then people will not forget the past. At least they will realise where they were and where they are now,” she said.