The Barapukuria coal-fired power plant in Dinajpur has stopped production at its third unit due to the bursting of a steam pipe. This unit, with a capacity of 275MW, is the most efficient one in the three-unit power plant.
With the disruption, there will be a daily shortage of at least 270MW of electricity, which the third unit usually adds to the national grid.
“Production at the third unit stopped around 7:30pm on Friday,” Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Director (Public Relations) Shamim Hasan told the media on Saturday. Mentioning that it is a technical issue, he said, “It may take two to three days to repair the pipe.”
Around 2,600 tonnes of coal is required every day to run the third unit of the plant, which depends on coal supplies from the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL).
The BPDB director added that the power plant’s first unit [with a capacity of 125MW] is currently in operation, producing 75-80MW of electricity.
The Barapukuria power plant was commissioned back in 2006. It was continuing its operations utilising the first and third units until the latter halted production.
