Bangladesh: People go berserk for power

Outraged by frequent power outages, thousands of people swooped on local power distribution offices in the capital and disrupted road and rail communications. Angered by continuous power failure during the first week of Ramadan, thousands of people blocked the streets from Swamibagh to Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. They burnt tyres in front of the Dhalpur power distribution office and ransacked around 50 vehicles on the streets, witnesses said. In Sylhet, 300 people ransacked the Power Development Board office in the city, damaged its furniture and set it on fire.

A Desa official said the area under Islambagh sub-station has been experiencing a severe power crisis for the last few weeks. The supply situation aggravated after a 210MW unit at Ghorashal Power Station tripped due to technical faults. Dhaka city and its adjoining areas experienced 600MW load shedding. The situation in other cities and rural areas deteriorated further. Many rural areas had been without electricity for hours.

(2006-09-30 22:02:11 SGT) [Energy] Permalink

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