The Power Division announced on Thursday that there was no load management during peak hours on the night of April 29 (Wednesday), reflecting an improvement in electricity generation.
In an official statement, a spokesperson noted that hydropower generation reached 6,000 megawatts, out of the country’s total installed hydel capacity of 11,500 megawatts.
The statement added that electricity production also rose due to the supply of local gas to additional power plants.
Higher hydropower output and increased availability of domestic gas helped stabilise the national grid, allowing the system to transmit an extra 100 megawatts to the centre, while total transmission from the south climbed to 500 megawatts.
The spokesperson clarified that economic load management continues only on high-loss feeders under a defined policy and is not related to peak-hour load shedding.
Despite these gains, some challenges persist. Power plants with a combined capacity of 4,700 megawatts are currently idle due to a shortage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the global market, according to the press release.
The statement expressed optimism that conditions will improve further, with the nighttime power shortfall likely to be resolved once LNG supplies resume and water releases increase.
