PGCB Hourly Generation Dataset (Bangladesh)
Donated on 6/17/2025
This dataset, published by the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), provides hourly records of electricity generation, demand, and loadshedding across the national grid. It includes breakdowns by generation source, enabling advanced analysis of grid operations, forecasting, and generation mix optimization. PGCB is the sole national transmission operator in Bangladesh, overseeing a complex mixed-technology power grid. With an installed capacity of ~25,700 MW and full transmission coverage, it plays a key role in ensuring grid stability and managing system reliability.
Dataset Characteristics
Time-Series
Subject Area
Climate and Environment
Associated Tasks
Regression
Feature Type
Real, Categorical, Integer
# Instances
92650
# Features
14
Dataset Information
Has Missing Values?
No
Introductory Paper
By Muhammad Tanveer Islam, Sartaj Aziz Turja & Ahsan Habib. 2025
Published in springer
Dataset Files
| File | Size |
|---|---|
| PGCB_date_power_demand.xlsx | 6.8 MB |
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pip install ucimlrepo
from ucimlrepo import fetch_ucirepo # fetch dataset pgcb_hourly_generation_dataset_bangladesh = fetch_ucirepo(id=1175) # data (as pandas dataframes) X = pgcb_hourly_generation_dataset_bangladesh.data.features y = pgcb_hourly_generation_dataset_bangladesh.data.targets # metadata print(pgcb_hourly_generation_dataset_bangladesh.metadata) # variable information print(pgcb_hourly_generation_dataset_bangladesh.variables)
PGCB Hourly Generation Dataset (Bangladesh) [Dataset]. (2025). UCI Machine Learning Repository. https://doi.org/10.24432/C59P6V.
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License
This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
This allows for the sharing and adaptation of the datasets for any purpose, provided that the appropriate credit is given.