Effect of Daylight Saving Time on Bangladesh Power System

Load Management (LM) is an alternative to meet the increasing peak demand of electricity. The Daylight Saving Time (DST) is one of the options of LM. The implementation of DST is a common practice in many developed countries. Bangladesh Power System (BPS) has recently implemented DST to reduce its unmanageable increasing demand. However, the effectiveness of this option of LM has not yet been evaluated. This paper develops a technique to quantify the effect of DST on a power system. The paper also presents the application of the technique in BPS.