Millions of people in Bangladesh were without power on Tuesday after an electrical grid failure triggered seven-hour-long blackouts in most areas of the country.
The national power grid malfunctioned at 2.05 p.m. (local time) on Tuesday, sending much of the country—except for some parts in the North—into a blackout until 9 p.m., local media Dhaka Tribune reported.
State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that while it would take days to ascertain what caused the glitch, an initial investigation found a mismatch between demand and supply in some areas.
“There was an imbalance between demand and supply in the eastern region of Bangladesh. The system dropped below the frequency range and the power system became unstable due to the under frequency, causing the eastern power plants to trip,” he told reporters….