A major disruption in power transmission lines plunged a vast area of Mirpur into darkness on Saturday evening.
According to sources at Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) and Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (Desco), a 132kV transmission line between Uttara to Mirpur tripped at 7:30pm leading to a blackout for more than an hour.
There was no power supply in Mirpur sections 2, 6, 10 and adjoining areas following the disruption.
“A sudden blast in a potential transformer (PT) in the grid line led to the breakdown of the power supply system,” a senior PGCB official told UNB.
He, however, said that the power supply was restored in some of the areas within half an hour through an alternative transmission line from Aminbazar grid substation.
“We are now trying to restore power supply to remaining areas,” he said at 8:30pm.
Desco Managing Director Kausar Ameer Ali admitted the power disruption expressing hope that his organization will be able to restore power supply to other areas soon.
