Grid station fire cuts power in Satkhira for over 3 hours
A fire that broke out on Saturday at the power grid station at Binapota of Sadar in Satkhira district left the entire district out of power supply for three and a half hours.
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SUNDAY NIGHT BLACKOUT:聽PGB clueless about rare聽grid failure
The blackout that engulfed a fourth of the capital Dhaka on Sunday night was the upshot of the city鈥檚 largest power sub-station going dead from a rare physical fault, said Power Grid Bangladesh officials on Monday.聽聽
Stray kite string blamed for April grid failure
A kite string falling on a power transmission line on April 26 caused a massive short circuit, severing electricity supply to 21 districts, a recent probe found, highlighting the risks for the national power grid arising out of its close proximity to human settlements...
Committees formed to probe 2nd grid failure聽in 46 days
The government has formed two committees to investigate the national power grid failure that caused six major power plants to trip on Saturday, affecting millions in southern, south-western and central Bangladesh amidst a heatwave.
Grid failure causes power cut in 21 dists
The national power grid failed and remained out of order for more than an hour in 21 south-western districts of the country on Saturday.
Grid collapse causes power cut in Dhaka
Parts of Dhaka district faced a power outage for about two hours on Tuesday morning as the national grid collapsed with one of its critical substations in Aminbazar going up in flames.
Power Grid declares no dividend
Power Grid Bangladesh PLC, the state-owned power transmission company, announced that it will not pay any dividend to shareholders for the financial year 2023-24...
Russian strikes on Ukraine power grid largest in weeks
Russia fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine on Monday, killing at least four people and battering the country鈥檚 already weakened energy grid, triggering blackouts, officials said...
Power cut soars as supply from Adani drops
The interim government that replaced the Sheikh Hasina-led autocracy saw a rapid worsening of the country鈥檚 power crisis after India鈥檚 Adani power had shut down one of its two units each producing 748MW burning coal...
Heatwave triggers power cut every hour
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh is implementing load shedding every hour as power demand increased amidst the ongoing heatwave that began on the...
Oft-vaunted energy security fails to ensure power
EARLY summer days have started tolling the knell of power outage, which has already spanned up to 10 hours in places in the past few days, as power generation lags far...
