The 1320-megawatt Rampal power plant in Bagerhat has got supply of 26,620 tonnes of coal, easing the power production from the plant. Talking to BSS, he said the plant has no crisis of coal as it now has a stock of 64,000 tonnes of coal. A letter of credit (LC) has already been opened for importing another 48,000 tonnes of coal, which will soon arrive at Mongla port, he said. Sources said, the coal-carrying ships are expected to start anchoring at the jetty of the power plant on June 25 and the power plant will resume production on June 26. Power generation of one of the two-unit plant -- each with a capacity of 660MW was suspended on June 4 while the other unit has remained closed since May 25 due to shortage of coal.

Source: Daily Sun June 11, 2023 12:51 UTC