The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Two major segments of the national power grid, covering capital Dhaka, yesterday tripped in the morning, leaving parts of the populous city without power.

The power supply was severely disrupted in areas like Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Gulshan and Rampura after the partial grid failure.

According to sources at the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) which maintains and operates the national grid, the 230kV Meghnaghat-Hasanabad (26-km) line and the Haripur-Haripur (26-km) suffered technical faults at about 7:11 am, leading to a forced shutdown of the 450 MW Meghnaghat power plant at 7:40 am.

However, the power supply through the transmission lines restored at 8:21 am, helping the power plant to resume its operation at 8:15 am.

This was the third national grid failure in three months with the biggest one taking place on November 15 when Cyclone Sidr hit the country's coastal belt.