After two weeks of remaining out of order, the 210 MW capacity unit-5 of Ghorashal Power Station has resumed operation.
“Unit-5 of Ghorashal Power Station is in operation since yesterday and is now generating 170 MW electricity, against its installed capacity of 210 MW,” Shamim Hasan, public relations director of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), told UNB.
Ghorashal Power Station’s unit-5 went off along with other units following the National Power Grid failure on October 4, 2022.
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Except unit-5, almost all other units of the power station resumed operation the same day.
As a result, Dhaka city and adjoining areas were getting relatively less power supply from Ghorashal. The power station plays a major role in electricity supplied to Dhaka.
Due to a major technical fault, officials failed to resume power generation from unit-5 of Ghorashal. After repair, BPDB engineers managed to resume the unit’s operation at the plant yesterday (October 19, 2022).
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Power generation resumption from unit-5 will help improve the electricity supply situation in Dhaka and surrounding areas, said another BPDB official.
Dhaka city and adjoining areas are still experiencing frequent load shedding due to a huge gap between power supply and demand.
BPDB data shows the country’s power generation varies between 11,000 MW and 12,000 MW, following the national power grid failure on October 4, 2022 – against a demand for about 14,000 MW.