Generate solar power
It is very unfortunate that in spite of having three elected governments and 15 years of democracy in the country, none of the parties who were in power had invested in the power sector. Rather, they have consumed the power from the power generation units to fulfil their individual needs on different occasions. The outcome is - we all get to share the limited power supplies which the country still generates.
The future of power sector seems to be rather dark. According to different news reports published in the dailies, we will not get to see any immediate steps from the government to increase the supply of power. Moreover, some of the power generating units are on the verge of closure due to non-availability of the natural gas. We all know the power sector requires a lot of funding and these cannot be installed overnight. Since this present government will stay till the December national elections there is nothing much that they can do at the moment to increase the generation of electricity. What they can do is make the equipments used to generate solar power available and cheaper, so that the common people can invest in this eco-friendly electricity generation for personal consumption at homes. The solar power will not help the industrial sector (as to generate 250 megawatt will cost roughly Tk 12 crore) directly but will certainly have an impact as the load sharing will reduce significantly.
The households which are using the air conditioners frequently will have to sacrifice their comforts during the daytime by not using the government supplied electricity, but they can still have the supply of electricity to run the lights and fans and televisions through the solar system. A new law needs to be enacted that no one will be allowed to use the air conditioners at home during daytime from 08:00am to 11:00PM and can only use the A/C after 11:00pm in the evening till 08:00am next morning.
I believe, if the solar power can be used at homes, especially during daytime, Bangladesh can still overcome the power shortage by a huge amount as far as megawatts are concerned within the next six months. The farming sector and the industries do require uninterrupted power supply as the country's economy is directly linked with them. The solar system requires nominal amount per year as maintenance cost and can be used at homes in the cities as well as in the countryside without any hassle.
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