Bangladesh National Grid Daily Peak Electricity Demand Dataset (2016–2024)
Description
This repository contains a curated time-series dataset of daily peak electricity demand for the Bangladesh national power grid, compiled from official monthly operational reports published by Power Grid Bangladesh PLC (PGCB). The dataset is intended to support electricity demand forecasting, time-series analysis, and energy systems research, particularly at the national grid level. It has been used to evaluate statistical, deep learning, and hybrid forecasting models in peer-reviewed research. Temporal Coverage Start date: 2016-01-01 End date: 2024-09-30 Frequency: Daily Timezone: Bangladesh Standard Time (BST, UTC+6) Data Source and Compilation Process Original data were obtained from monthly operational spreadsheets published on the official website of Power Grid Bangladesh PLC (PGCB). Each monthly file contains daily records of day peak and evening peak demand. The published dataset was created by: Downloading monthly operational files Extracting daily day and evening peak demand values Merging all months into two continuous time series Standardizing date format to ISO-8601 Data Quality Notes The dataset contains 3196 daily observations. All values in Evening_Peak_Demand_MW are complete (no missing entries). Extreme values reflect real operational conditions (e.g., seasonal peaks, rapid demand growth). Users are encouraged to apply their own preprocessing (e.g., deseasonalization, normalization) depending on modeling requirements. Intended Use This dataset is suitable for: Short-term and medium-term load forecasting Peak demand prediction Benchmarking forecasting algorithms Non-stationary time-series modeling Energy system planning and reliability studies imitations The dataset does not include exogenous variables such as temperature, humidity, holidays, or economic indicators. It represents aggregate national demand only; regional or feeder-level analysis is not possible. Users should account for structural changes in demand due to policy, industrial growth, and electrification.
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Data Source and Compilation Process Original data were obtained from monthly operational spreadsheets published on the official website of Power Grid Bangladesh PLC (PGCB). Each monthly file contains daily records of day peak and evening peak demand. The published dataset was created by: Downloading monthly operational files Extracting daily day and evening peak demand values Merging all months into two continuous time series Standardizing date format to ISO-8601