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SANGSAD BHABAN, May 7, 2024 (BSS)- State Minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid today said the country has no deficit of electricity as it has generated highest level of some 16,477 megawatt electricity on April 30 this year.

"Now the country's power output capacity is more than the overall demand of electricity, however, the country so far could not generate power with its existing power generation capacity caused by Ukraine-Russia war and global fuel crisis", he said.

The state minister said this while responding to a star-marked question raised by treasury bench lawmaker Abdullah Nahid Nigar of Gaibandha-1 during the question-answer session held at the Jatiya Sangsad here.

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury chaired the session.

After assuming power in 2009, the state minister said the government has taken immediate, short, medium and long term programme for developing the power sector through implementing intensive supervision.

As much as 26,240 megawatt electricity so far has been connected with the national grid since January 2009, he said, adding as a result, country's electricity generation capacity has been increased to 30,277 megawatts.

The state minister, however, admitted that although the country has no deficit of power generation as per the demand, the country could not generate electricity with full strength due to Ukraine-Russia war and global energy crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, uninterrupted electricity supply temporarily becomes disrupted in certain places across the country.

The state minister, however, admitted that although the country has no deficit of power generation as per the demand, we could not generate electricity with full strength due to Ukraine-Russia war and global energy crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, uninterrupted electricity supply temporarily becomes disrupted in certain places across the country. 

"We hope that uninterrupted and quality electricity supply would be possible soon for all", Hamid told the parliament.