Power, energy, and mineral resources adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has said that at least eight power plants across Bangladesh went off-grid following an earthquake in a recent morning.
By the evening, the grid situation had returned to normal, he confirmed.
Fouzul Kabir Khan, also the adviser for the ministries of road transport and bridges and railways, said that they had received information from different places about cracks on some power and transport infrastructures, which were not assessed till that night.
The adviser said that major problems occurred to the power sector due to the earthquake as these plants tripped because of fire incidents, broken insulators, breaking of insulators, busbars and isolators.
The affected power plants were Bibiyana 2 (Summit), Bibiyana 3, Ashuganj 225, Ashuganj Precision 55, Ashuganj TSK, SS POWER U-2, 600, Siraganj and Ghorashal AIS grid sub-station.
Later, he said, the officials concerned were able to manage the situation and resume operation gradually by the evening.
