Barapukuria power plant’s first unit resumes generation after two days of closure

Unit 1 of 525 MW Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant has resumed generation after two days of closure, an official said on Friday.

The 125 MW unit resumed generation at 12 noon today after necessary maintenance and started power supply to the national grid from 2 pm, the chief engineer of the plant, Abu Bakkar Siddiqui, said.

The unit is producing 70 to 75 MW of power below its 125 MW capacity, he said.

The plant requires 700-800 metric tonnes of coal every day, he said.

Unit 1 went out of operation on the night of May 21 after a leak in the boiler tube.

Production in Unit 2 with 125 MW capacity remained suspended from November 2020 due to mechanical faults.

Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant has another unit with the capacity of generating 275 MW of power.