The Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has resumed partial electricity production after three days.
Chief engineer of the thermal power plant, Abu Bakr Siddique, stated that after overhauling, the 125 MW capacity Unit 1 was brought back online at 5:00pm on Thursday, and power production began after 8:00pm. Around 60 to 65 MW of the generated electricity is being supplied to the national grid.
Siddique hoped that the third unit, which was shut down on Monday due to a mechanical fault, can be restarted within a few days once parts are supplied by the Chinese contractor Harbin International.
Meanwhile, the 125 MW capacity Unit 2 has been completely non-functional since the beginning of the year. When the third unit was shut down Monday due to a mechanical fault, the power production at the plant was entirely halted.
The country鈥檚 first coal-based power plant produces electricity by burning coal extracted from the adjacent Barapukuria coal mine, using steam-powered engines.