Power supply may be restored by 8:00pm
The power supply is likely to be restored by night, says State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak following several hours of blackout across the country.
In a post on his official Facebook handle, the state minister also disclosed that the supply of electricity has been normal up to Aminbazar in Dhaka. The remaining areas of Dhaka and Chattogram are to get electricity back by 8:00pm and 9:00pm respectively.
The national grid suffered a major collapse, snapping power supply across the country at 2:05pm on Tuesday. Dhaka, Chattogram, Cumilla, and Sylhet have mostly been without electricity since then.
Three officials of the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) told Prothom Alo that the collapse might be triggered by various issues. However, a single second of blackout requires a lengthy and complex process to restore the power supply. They did not give any certain timeframe for restoring the supply system.
According to the power, energy and mineral resources ministry, an efficient team of PGCB engineers have been working relentlessly to fix the issues quickly. They expected the supply system to be restored anytime soon.
The PGCB said they are yet to ascertain where and why the collapse took place. They have started power generation at a plant in Tongi and are trying to supply electricity for the time being.
Also, preparations are being made to generate electricity in some other areas.