State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Saturday said all those responsible for the recent national power grid failure will be fired.
“We are yet to receive the written probe report, but we were informed that management by employees was one of the reasons behind the failure,” he told reporters at a program in Keraniganj.
The state minister mentioned that they have asked the Power Division to suggest the name, as the grid failure was more of a management error, rather than a technical problem.
He added that they may get the names by Monday, and will take departmental actions against the ones named accused.
Bangla TribuneOn October 6, The Power Division formed a 7-member committee to identify the reasons behind the national grid failure and submit recommendations to avert the recurrence of such incident.
The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh formed an investigation committee headed by its executive director.
According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources on Thursday, an additional secretary (admin) of the Power Division will lead the new seven-member probe body.
Earlier, on October 4, the national power transmission grid failed at 2:05pm – causing blackout across Bangladesh, except some parts of the north.
Following the grid failure, all power plants tripped one after another and electricity supply went off in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Barisal, and Mymensingh divisions.