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Barapukuria Plant

Power generation declines to 50pc for technical glitches

KONGKON KARMAKER, Dinajpur
The power generation of 250 mega-watt (MW) Barapukuria Coal Power Plant has declined to 50 per cent as it developed technical glitches at one of the boilers of 125MWunit-2, said plant sources.
The plant authorities detected the glitches on January 21 and immediately suspended power generation of the plant to avert any major technical programmes.
The unit-2 resumed operation on November 7 last year and had been active since then without any interruption.
Sources said super heating tube of a boiler developed crack and hampered power production.
On January 16 the two units of the plant jointly resumed its pro duction and they had been producing at least 220MW power till January 20.
The crippled plant is now producing half of its actual demand during the ongoing Boro Season, Power Development Board (PDB) sources said.
The first unit is constantly producing 80MW-110MW.
The two units would be put on full production within a week after fixing the faults in the boilers, added the Chief Engineer of the Plant Md Abdul Malek.
The plant suspended its production over 17 times since
February, 2006 mostly due to shortage of coal and poor machinery supplied by tlie contracted company CMC, according to power plant sources.
CMC will be entrusted with the power plant's maintenance for two years under the guarantee agreements despite having sufficient staffs for smooth maintenance of both units, added an official of the plant seeking anonymity.
Sources said CMC maintains 'good relationship' with some dishonest PDB officials and is trying to kill time to end the guarantee period through various means.
The plant now burns 2,500
tonnes of coal a day and the annual production from tlie coalmine has been estimated to be at 1 million tonnes. Official sources said the plant will consume 65 per cent of tlie coal from the coalmine and the remaining 35 per cent would be used for brick-kilns and other domestic purposes.
The power plant sources claimed CMC installed substandard equipment, which will not last long.
The plant is being set up under a supplier's credit of more than S250 million. But the much bigger Meghnaghat 450MW Gas-powered AES Power Plant was set up at a cost of$ 170 million.