Production at Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant completely shut down

All three units of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur have been shut down, bringing power production at the facility to a complete halt.
However, authorities expect operations to resume within the next week.

On Tuesday afternoon, the plant's 125MW Unit 1 had to be shut down due to a boiler leak, officials confirmed. Chief Engineer Abu Bakkar Siddique said: "Production has been halted due to a burst boiler tube. We hope to resume operations within the next week."

The Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant has a total generation capacity of 525MW, with Unit 1 and Unit 2 each capable of producing 125MW, while Unit 3 has a capacity of 275MW.

Unit 2 has been out of operation for an extended period due to mechanical faults. Until recently, Units 1 and 3 were producing a combined 230MW of electricity. However, on February 15, Unit 3 was shut down due to another technical issue, leaving only Unit 1 in operation.

A subsequent boiler leak in Unit 1 forced its shutdown on Tuesday, bringing all production at the plant to a standstill.

>>Siddik Hossain in Dinajpur