Wednesday, 22 October, 2025
Mechanical faults have completely halted electricity generation at the Barapukuria Thermal Power Station in Dinajpur, according to officials.
Chief Engineer Abu Bakar Siddique said on Sunday morning that a boiler pipe had burst, shutting down Unit 1.
After Unit 3 went offline, Unit 1 was supplying 50MW to the national grid.
Earlier, on the morning of Oct 16, Unit 3 had stopped production.
Siddique said four turbines of the governor valve’s steam sensor in Unit 3 were damaged.
The facility comprises three units with a combined production capacity of 525MW. Two units are rated at 125MW each, while the third can generate up to 275MW.
All three, however, have never been operational at the same time in the last 15 years.
Unit 2, one of the 125MW units, has been inactive since late 2020.
Until recently, Unit 3 was contributing between 170 and 180MW, while Unit 1 was delivering 50MW.
All electricity generated at Barapukuria feeds directly into the national grid. As a result, any disruption at the plant has a significant impact on Bangladesh’s overall power supply.
The sudden suspension of power generation at Barapukuria coal-fired power plant due to mechanical faults is raising concerns over Bangladesh’s electricity supply and industrial operations. As one of the country’s key power plants, a prolonged shutdown could disrupt energy availability in northern regions and put additional pressure on the national grid, potentially triggering load shedding or power rationing, experts warn.
Industries that depend on uninterrupted electricity, including manufacturing, textiles, and agro-processing, may face production delays and financial losses, while households and small businesses could experience intermittent outages, affecting daily life. The disruption is also likely to strain alternative energy sources, such as gas-fired and hydro plants, increasing operational costs and risking overloading of backup systems.
Experts warn that a prolonged outage could undermine investor confidence in the country’s energy reliability and expose weaknesses in maintenance and emergency preparedness. If repairs are not swiftly carried out, the halt at Barapukuria may worsen the nation’s energy deficit during peak demand periods, underlining the urgent need for technical intervention and contingency planning to mitigate wider economic and social impacts.
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Mechanical faults have completely halted electricity generation at the Barapukuria Thermal Power Station in Dinajpur, according to officials.
Chief Engineer Abu Bakar Siddique said on Sunday morning that a boiler pipe had burst, shutting down Unit 1.
After Unit 3 went offline, Unit 1 was supplying 50MW to the national grid.
Earlier, on the morning of Oct 16, Unit 3 had stopped production.
Siddique said four turbines of the governor valve’s steam sensor in Unit 3 were damaged.
The facility comprises three units with a combined production capacity of 525MW. Two units are rated at 125MW each, while the third can generate up to 275MW.
All three, however, have never been operational at the same time in the last 15 years.
Unit 2, one of the 125MW units, has been inactive since late 2020.
Until recently, Unit 3 was contributing between 170 and 180MW, while Unit 1 was delivering 50MW.
All electricity generated at Barapukuria feeds directly into the national grid. As a result, any disruption at the plant has a significant impact on Bangladesh’s overall power supply.
The sudden suspension of power generation at Barapukuria coal-fired power plant due to mechanical faults is raising concerns over Bangladesh’s electricity supply and industrial operations. As one of the country’s key power plants, a prolonged shutdown could disrupt energy availability in northern regions and put additional pressure on the national grid, potentially triggering load shedding or power rationing, experts warn.
Industries that depend on uninterrupted electricity, including manufacturing, textiles, and agro-processing, may face production delays and financial losses, while households and small businesses could experience intermittent outages, affecting daily life. The disruption is also likely to strain alternative energy sources, such as gas-fired and hydro plants, increasing operational costs and risking overloading of backup systems.
Experts warn that a prolonged outage could undermine investor confidence in the country’s energy reliability and expose weaknesses in maintenance and emergency preparedness. If repairs are not swiftly carried out, the halt at Barapukuria may worsen the nation’s energy deficit during peak demand periods, underlining the urgent need for technical intervention and contingency planning to mitigate wider economic and social impacts.
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