Ghorashal Power Plant’s unit-5 will not be supplying electricity for the next seven days, the plant’s officials said.

A standoff over unpaid bills between the government and independent power plants that run on heavy fuel oil is hurting people when they are enduring the worst power crisis in a decade.

Power generation at unit five of Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Narsingdi was halted again today (October 12) two days after resuming.

Amid a deepening power crisis in the country, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission may hike the bulk electricity price tomorrow.

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid urged the officials of his ministry to ensure more coordination in implementing projects on development of infrastructures in the power sector.

The new price of electricity at the wholesale level will be announced on Thursday, said Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Member (Power) Mohammad Bazlur Rahman today (October 11, 2022).

Power generation at unit five of Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Narsingdi resumed this (October 10, 2022) evening after a week of suspension following the national grid failure.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that there is no hope of improvement in the ongoing load-shedding situation before November, as gas could not be imported.

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said there is no scope to reduce the price of fuel.

If a unit of thermal power plant is not started immediately, it takes at least four to five days to fix the temperature level. As a result, power generation at unit 5 of Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Narsingdi has been stopped temporarily, according to power plant sources.

The Power Division has formed a separate committee to identify the reasons behind Tuesday's national grid failure and submit recommendations to avert the recurrence of such incidents.

Regarding Tuesday’s national grid failure, the State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said, "Such technical fault is not an unusual incident."

Experts blame poor electricity transmission equipment, the lack of a smart grid, and the ill-equipped National Load Dispatch Centre for Tuesday’s national grid failure that caused power blackouts in half the country.

Investigation committee of the state-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has started its probe to identify the reasons behind the national power grid failure that triggered a seven-to-eight-hour long blackout across most of the country, starting at 2:04 pm yesterday (October 4, 2022).

Business and industrial activities were disrupted for several hours since yesterday afternoon as the national power grid failed, plunging half of the country into darkness.

The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has formed a 5-member inquiry committee to investigate the reason behind the grid failure yesterday (October 4, 2022) that triggered a countrywide blackout for hours.

The country yesterday suffered the worst power outage in eight years, which, according to officials, was triggered by a trip at a substation in Ghorashal.

The failure of the national power grid caused disruptions to telecommunication and internet services in parts of the country yesterday.

At least 90% power supply was restored across Bangladesh after nearly seven hours of blackout following the national power grid failure today (October 4, 2022).  

Some parts of the country including the capital have been witnessing blackout since this afternoon (October 4, 2022) due to the national grid line failure. Below are some photos of how commuters, shop keepers and patients in the hospitals have been suffering due to the power outage.