Sylhet, Aug. 4 -- Residents of Sylhet have been experiencing frequent power cuts several times a day for almost three weeks, after the 225-megawatt power station at the Kumargaon 132/33 KV grid substation was forced to shut down by a technical glitch.

Bidyut Acharya, assistant engineer of the Kumargaon power plant, said engineers who have been working on reviving it however, say that the station may resume operations within this week.

According to officials at the grid, the power station was shut down nearly three weeks ago following a technical fault.

However, the repair work is currently underway, with a specialised team from Dhaka now conducting testing and inspections of the station's systems.

"The team from Dhaka is carrying out ...