Power generation suspended at Barapukuria over mechanical fault

Boiler pipe leakage shuts down two units supplying 230MW to the national grid

Power generation at the Barapukuria coal-fired thermal power plant in Dinajpur has been completely halted due to a mechanical fault.

Chief Engineer Abu Bakkar Siddique said on Wednesday that boiler pipe leakage forced the shutdown of two units with a combined capacity of 230 megawatts within four days.

Engineers are working to fix the issue.

However, he could not confirm when the plant would resume operations.

The No 3 unit was shut down on Feb 15 due to the fault, followed by the No 1 unit on Tuesday afternoon.

These two units supplied 230MW of electricity to the national grid.

The 125MW No 2 unit has been out of operation since November 2020 due to a major fault.

With the No 1 and No 3 units shutting down within four days, power generation at the plant has now come to a complete halt.

Among the three units at the 525MW Barapukuria power plant, the No 1 and No 2 units have a combined capacity of 250MW, while the No 3 unit has a capacity of 275MW.