Power supply was restored to 93 percent consumers of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) while it was 87 percent for consumers of West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (WZPDC) till 6:00 pm on Wednesday.
According to a press release from the Power Division, some 3.03 crore consumers of the BREB were affected by Cyclone Remal on Monday and got disconnected from the electricity supply network. The BREB has restored the electricity supply to 2.82 crore consumers, which is 93 percent.
3.5 lakh people still without power in Shariatpur after Sunday’s cyclone
The WZPDC has restored electricity supply to 2.82 lakh of its consumers during the same period, which is 87 percent of its total affected consumers of 4.53 lakh who were without electricity due to the cyclone.
Power supply severely disrupted in Dhaka city, adjoining areas after Remal hit
The Power Division said that about 25,000 workforce from BREB are currently working at the field level, while the WZPDC has also engaged its manpower to repair damaged power lines.
Cyclone Remal causes Tk 96 crore in damages to power supply infrastructure, as per initial estimates