Bangladesh News

Three power units with a total capacity of 171 megawatts at Baghabari river-port station collapsed suddenly last night, throwing 16 northern districts into darkness.

The collapse of the power stations–a 100-MW one of Power Development Board, 45-MW of Westmont and a 26-MW barge-mounted plant–occurred at a time when people in different districts have turned violent demanding power supply.

Sources said the power plants of PDB and Westmont tripped at 4:37pm while the barge-mounted plant at about 7:30pm, aggravating the overall power shortages in the country.

Local power officials could not say for sure when power production would resume again at the units.

Power generation in two other units–a 45-MW one of PDB and another 45-MW of Westmont — has been suspended for nearly six months now.