In Bangladesh, half the country was without power last month. Operations had to be postponed in hospitals, traffic jams arose because traffic lights did not work. And candles were lit in shops to help customers anyway. As the outage lasted longer – up to eight hours in some cities – the emergency generators also went out. Burning so much diesel became too expensive. It was the Asian country’s worst blackout in nearly a decade. Nearly 100 million inhabitants were affected, numerous factories came to a standstill.
Europe needs gas, so countries like Bangladesh are without electricity
