Hourly Electricity Generation, Demand, Load Shedding, and Fuel Mix Dataset for Bangladesh (2015–2026)

This dataset contains hourly electricity statistics for Bangladesh, compiled from the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) public ERP portal by running a custom Python script. It covers the period from April 2015 to March 2026, consisting of approximately 92,000+ hourly records. Each record includes national generation and demand figures, load shedding values, fuel-source disaggregation (gas, liquid fuel, coal, hydro, solar, wind), and cross-border electricity imports from India (Bheramara HVDC, Tripura, Adani) and Nepal.
Column Description:
datetime - Date and time of observation in ISO 8601 format (Asia/Dhaka, UTC+6) (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)

generation_mw - Total national electricity generation dispatched to the grid at the recorded hour (Megawatt (MW))

demand_mw - Recorded national electricity demand (observed consumption, not true latent demand — subject to supply-side censoring during load shedding periods) (Megawatt (MW))

load_shedding - Estimated load shedding deficit — difference between actual demand and supply available at the recorded hour (Megawatt (MW))

gas - Electricity generation from natural gas-fired power plants (Megawatt (MW))

liquid_fuel - Electricity generation from liquid fuel-fired power plants (HFO, diesel, furnace oil) (Megawatt (MW))

coal - Electricity generation from coal-fired power plants (Megawatt (MW))

hydro - Electricity generation from hydroelectric sources (primarily Kaptai Dam, Rangamati) (Megawatt (MW))

solar - Electricity generation from grid-connected solar photovoltaic installations (Megawatt (MW))

wind - Electricity generation from grid-connected wind power installations (Megawatt (MW))

india_bheramara_hvdc - Cross-border electricity import from India via the Bheramara HVDC interconnection (West Bengal) (Megawatt (MW))

india_tripura - Cross-border electricity import from India via the Tripura AC interconnection (Northeast India) (Megawatt (MW))

india_adani - Cross-border electricity import from India via the Adani-APPL dedicated transmission line (Jharkhand) (Megawatt (MW))

nepal - Cross-border electricity import from Nepal via the Bangladesh–Nepal interconnection (Megawatt (MW))

remarks - Original Bangla-language operational annotation from PGCB, translated to English. Values: Evening_Peak (সন্ধ্যা পিক) denotes evening peak demand hour; Day_Peak (ডে পিক) denotes daytime peak demand hour; blank for all other hours (Categorical (text))