Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Electricity is returning to normal throughout the country including Dhaka

Electricity, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Ministry said that the electricity situation in the whole country including the capital Dhaka has started to normalize gradually.

On Tuesday at 9 pm, the Facebook page of the ministry informed - Mirpur, Moghbazar, Mothertech, Rampura, Gulshan, Ulon, Bashundhara, Dhanmondi, Aftabnagar, Banshree, Dhanmondi (partial), Adabar, Sher Bangla Nagar, Tejgaon, Mintoroad, Motijheel, Shyampur, Electricity has been restored in several areas including Pagla, Postgola, Siddhirganj.

Officials, engineers and technicians of all departments, organizations and companies of the electricity department are working tirelessly, the ministry said that the electricity supply will be completely normal soon.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said on his Facebook page at around 11 pm on Tuesday, 'Dear customers, it has been possible to restore the grid in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and Mymensingh regions by 9 pm. A few places are still without power or for a short period of time - customers in those areas should be a little more patient. Increasing the load gradually. The main crisis is over. Soon you will get electricity.

Earlier, in a post on his verified Facebook page, State Minister for Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak expressed hope that power supply would be normal in all areas of Dhaka and Chittagong by 9 pm.

A large area of the country was left without electricity since noon due to a disaster in the national grid of electricity supply. Initially, the matter was thought to be load shedding but later it was realized that many areas of the country have been left without electricity due to trip or disaster in the national grid of electricity supply. In the evening, electricity gradually started coming to different areas.

Electricity department expressed regret, formed investigation committee

The Electricity Department has expressed regret over the unexpected power outage in the Eastern (Eastern) region of the National Grid. A committee has been formed to investigate this incident. Two more committees will be formed.

This information was informed in a press release issued by the Electricity Department on Tuesday (October 4) night.

A six-member committee headed by Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) Executive Director (P&D) Yakub Elahi Chowdhury was formed to find out the cause of the power outage. The notification also informed that two more committees will be constituted by the electricity department.