Matarbari plant to generate 1,200MW from Friday

Matarbari Ultra Worthy Serious Coal Fired Strength Plant will breeze for 1,200 MW electrical energy generation from Friday, as coal used to be imported for energy generation.

“We occupy ensured coal offer for the plant to care for it in operation for electrical energy generation,” A J M Ershad Ahsan Habib, director in model (extra price) of the energy cell, acknowledged on the unique time.

He acknowledged Matarbari Ultra Worthy Serious Coal Fired Strength Plant is currently below maintenance.

“Any extra, the coal crisis may well per chance seemingly no longer be visible, as coal is coming in per week. Every unit of the plant having 600 MW generation ability requires 5,000 metric tonnes of coal per day, with 5,000 metric tonnes for one more unit,” he added.

Habib acknowledged workers of the energy plant had been unloading coal from mother vessels interior 2-3 days reasonably than 10-15 days.

He acknowledged the nation generated 10,000 MW energy the day gone by as electrical energy quiz is progressively reducing consequently of winter.

In accordance with knowledge, the 1,200 MW two-unit energy plant used to be shut down from October 31 consequently of coal shortage.

It acknowledged a ship bearing the Indonesian flag arrived on the quay of the energy plant with 70,000 metric tonnes of coal final week. Besides this, one more Indonesian ship with 60,000 metric tonnes of coal arrived at Matarbari energy.

Manowar Hossain Majumdar, supervising engineer (transportation) of Matarbari Space Office of Coal Strength Technology Company Bangladesh Exiguous, advised journalists currently an settlement used to be signed for coal import.

In accordance with the settlement, Meghna Community and Birla will import 3.5 million metric tonnes of coal for the energy plant in a 365 days.

The Strength Cell DG acknowledged now the quiz for electrical energy is decrease than earlier than consequently of the winter season which is already impending.