Power generation from 34.5 megawatt gas-fired rental power plant in Bhola has become uncertain because of technical glitch.
Engineer Hamidur Rahman, director of the power plant, said a ten-member team of Alstom Company of France, which has set up the plant, have been trying to identify the technical snag at the power plant. They will bring all necessary equipment from France to start repair work.
Besides, additional eight megawatts of power is being produced from Bhola-Barisal gridline under Kalabadar River since Sunday.
Earlier on August 10, the entire district had reeled under a power cut due to technical glitch in the rental power plant. Later, the district started getting 8/9 megawatt electricity after 74-hour long blackout from a national grid as a submarine cable under Tetulia River was replaced and connected to the grid.
The demand of electricity in the district is around 27 megawatt.
Tapash Kumar, deputy assistant engineer of West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited, said: “Local people are receiving additional eight megawatts of power through Bhola-Barisal gridline since Sunday.”
Meanwhile, the High Court (HC) has stayed the suspension order of Executive Engineer of West Zone Power Distribution Company Muhammed Ali who was temporarily suspended by Power Grid Company due to negligence of duty.
On Sunday, the vacation bench comprising Justice Md Habibul Gani and Muhammad Khurshid Alam gave the order.
Moreover, the HC asked power secretary, chairman of power development board, managing director, executive director and caretaker engineer of WZPDCO to reply within four weeks whether the suspension of Muhammed Ali by Power Grid Company would not be declared illegal.