CurrentJabe
plan around the power cuts
Load shedding is hard to plan around when every area has its own timing. I came up with CurrentJabe so people in Bangladesh could compare reports and get a better idea of what might happen next.
Why I thought of it
You know the power will probably go at some point. You just don't know when, and your friend across town might have a completely different schedule. I've had to deal with that in Bangladesh too. Do you charge the power bank now? Finish the work that needs Wi-Fi? Wait and hope?
That's where CurrentJabe came from. People report what is happening in their area, and newer reports change the picture when the timing shifts. I came up with the idea from a problem I was living with; it became a project through The Program Company. The question is right there in the name: current jabe kokhon?
What people can do
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Find an Area
Search districts, upazilas, metro thanas, and supported smaller localities on an interactive Bangladesh map.
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Report an Outage
Contribute a current on or out report or add an outage window remembered from today or yesterday, without creating an account.
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Read the Evidence
See recent community status, reported outage windows, and stronger forecasts only where the data warrants them.
What we know (and don't)
One report can tell you what somebody saw. It cannot promise your power will go at 4 pm tomorrow. CurrentJabe keeps recent status, past outage windows, and forecasts separate. It only calls something a forecast when enough independent, recent reports back it up. No reports? The answer is unknown, not 'power is on.'
You report an area, not your house or exact location. Public results combine reports instead of showing anyone's history. The app is in English and Bangla. Its map helps you find an area, though the boundaries are administrative ones, not electricity feeder lines.
Credits and technology
CurrentJabe is credited to The Program Company. It uses Next.js, React, TypeScript, Supabase Postgres, and an SVG map of Bangladesh. The repository explains where the map data comes from, how the forecasts work, and what happens to reports.
