Barapukuria Power Plant halts production again

The unit stopped generating electricity at 11am on Friday, said Abu Bakkar Siddique, chief engineer of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant.

"Power generation from the 125-megawatt unit had been suspended after two pumps malfunctioned. One of the pumps had already broken down. After it was repaired and the unit was brought back into operation, the other pump also malfunctioned, forcing a complete shutdown of the unit."

Meanwhile, Unit 3, which has a power generation capacity of 275MW, continues to operate, the official said.