He said Meghnaghat Power Plant supplies electricity to the SangsadBhaban and the power supply stopped due to technical problems in the power plant.
“We’ve adjourned the day’s business after running the session with power supply from its generator for an hour,” he said.
Meanwhile, officials at the Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) said the disruption took place due to the tripping of the Meghnaghat-Amin Bazar 400 kV transmission line following the forced shutdown of the Meghnaghat 450 MW Power Plant.
They said theSangsadBhaban receives electricity supply from Agargaon substation which gets power from Amin Bazar Grid Substation.
“But immediately after the shutdown of the MeghnaghatPower Plant, the Aminbazar-Meghnaghat transmission line tripped, leading to the power cut at the Agargaon substation. As a result, the power supply was disrupted at the SangsadBhaban”, DPDC executive director RamizUddin told UNB.
The DPDC has been responsible for power supply to the north-eastern and central parts of Dhaka city.
A senior official at the Power Development Board (PDB) said the MeghnaghatPower Plant was forced to shutdown at 4:45 pm following a lightening at the plant.
Efforts are on to resume the power generation at the private plant, he added.