Power to Be Off for Six Hours in Sunamganj on Friday, Affecting About 35,000 Customers
Electricity supply will remain suspended for six straight hours in Sunamganj on Friday (November 6) for emergency maintenance and repair work. About 35,000 customers under the Sunamganj Sales and Distribution Division of the Power Development Board (PDB) will face temporary inconvenience.
The Sunamganj electricity sales and distribution division announced the information in a press release on Thursday night (November 5). The division's executive engineer, Md Rasel Ahmed, confirmed the matter.
According to electricity department sources, the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) will shut down the 33 kV bus in Sunamganj from 6am to 12 noon on Friday for its emergency maintenance and repair work.
As a result, the PDB's 33 kV incoming source will be shut and power supply will be temporarily disconnected on all feeders under it. Supply will be restored once the repair and maintenance work is completed within the scheduled time, the notice said.
Executive Engineer Md Rasel Ahmed said supply has to be kept off during the scheduled hours for the maintenance and repair work, leaving about 35,000 customers temporarily without electricity. He sincerely apologised to customers for the temporary inconvenience.
With supply off for a long six hours, the Sunamganj electricity sales and distribution authority has requested households, businesses, offices and courts, and customers of all classes, to take necessary preparations.
