Power and energy adviser Dr Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Wednesday said that the power supply situation would improve within three weeks as necessary measures were being taken in this regard.
The remarks from the adviser came against the backdrop of increasing load shedding across the country in recent days.
Mainly lack of adequate gas supply and technical faults at different power plants are blamed by the officials for the worsening power supply situation.
Pointing to the situation, the adviser said he had a coordination meeting with the Power Division and Energy Division where secretaries of both the divisions were present.
He noted that Rampal power plant, which remained closed for technical fault for the last few days, has resumed production while Barapukuria coal fired power plant, with three units shut for technical fault, will come back to production soon.
"Steps have been taken to fix the problems in the 525 MW Barapukuria power plant,” he said during a meeting with executive committee members of the Forum for Energy Reporters Bangladesh (FERB) at the conference room of his ministry on Wednesday.
FERB chair Shamim Jajangir, executive director Sirajul Islam and other executive members of the organisation were present on the occasion, UNB reports.
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