164 MW power generated from Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station due to rise in water level of Kaptai Lake

Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station is generating 164 MW of power per day due to the rise in Kaptai Lake water level, the highest power generated at the plant this year.

All four units of Kaptai station were kept open and the authorities concerned were able to generate 164 MW of power from 9 am, said ATM Abuzzaher, manager of the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station.

Among these, 42MW power generated from no 1 and no 2 units each while 80 MW from no 4 and 5 units, he said.

If the flow of the water level of Kaptai Lake remains so, the power generation will be increased, he said.

According to the control room sources, the rule curve of Kaptai Lake was initially expected to reach 88.16 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL) but the current water level has reached 83.69 feet MSL, indicating the significant impact of the ongoing rains.

The capacity of the rule curve of Kaptai Lake is 109 feet MSL.

A total of 230 MW of power could be generated from Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station if all five units are operative, said Abduzzaher.

He also urged the government not to reduce the water level of the lake for the continuation of power generation.

However, the local people demanded dredging of the lake for the normal flow of the lake.