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Power generation suspended at Barapukuria power plant, Bangladesh
- 5 hours ago (2026-01-20)
- David Flin
Power generation at the Barapukuria coal-fired power plant in Dinajpur, Bangladesh has come to a complete halt after a crack was detected in the boiler. The shutdown has resulted in the suspension of all electricity transmission from the plant.
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The Barapukuria plant consists of three units with a combined total capacity of 525 MW. The first two units are each of 125 MW, and Unit 3 of 275 MW.
Unit 2 has been non-operational since 2020, and Unit 3 has been undergoing overhaul since late 2024.
Unit 1 was taken offline on 18 January.
Abu Bakr Siddique, Chief Engineer at the Barapukuria plant said: “The boiler section where the tube has burst reaches a temperature of 1000°C. Once it cools, technicians will enter to identify the cracked part and assess the situation to restart the unit as soon as possible.” He added that it is not possible at this stage to provide a definitive timeline for the resumption of power generation. He warned that repairs may take a long time because of the age of the unit. He said that Unit 1 is nearly 20 years old and requires a major overhaul approximately every five years.