Barapukuria power plant

Power Situation / Not improving anytime soon

Nobody knows exactly when the power cuts will end

Barapukuria plant: Shortage of coal may halt power generation

The Barapukuria 525MW coal-fired power plant may be mothballed once its current stock of coal is depleted later this month due to uncertainty over the resumption of coal supply from the nearby mine for underground development works.

Barapukuria power plant shut down again after 9 days

One of the power generation units of the Barapukuria 525MW Coal Fired Power Plant in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur is shut down, after operating for nine days.

Eid holidays: Barapukuria power plant unit goes into 5-day operation

A unit of Barapukuria coal-fired power plant, shutdown for over a month due to fuel crisis, will go into operation for five days from tomorrow to meet the demands of power during this Eid-ul-Azha, the plant officials say.

Barapukuria Power Plant: Govt may go for coal import

The government is considering importing coal to run Barapukuria coal-based power plant in Dinajpur as supply from the country's lone coal mine, Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL), has stopped.

Find out the coal culprits

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered forming a fresh committee to further investigate the disappearance of some 1.45 lakh tonnes of coal from Barapukuria coalmine and identify those responsible for it.

ACC bars Barapukuria coalmine MD, 3 others from leaving country

Managing Director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) Habib Uddin Ahmed and three other high-ups of the company are barred from leaving the country, according to a letter sent by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to the emigration police.

ACC forms body to probe Barapukuria coal crisis

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) forms a committee to investigate the allegations of corruption at Barapukuria coalmine in Dinajpur that led to a crisis of coal at the Barapukuria Power Plant, prompting it to shut down indefinitely.

June 5, 2023
June 5, 2023

Not improving anytime soon

Nobody knows exactly when the power cuts will end

July 7, 2022
July 7, 2022

Barapukuria plant: Shortage of coal may halt power generation

The Barapukuria 525MW coal-fired power plant may be mothballed once its current stock of coal is depleted later this month due to uncertainty over the resumption of coal supply from the nearby mine for underground development works.

August 28, 2018
August 28, 2018

Barapukuria power plant shut down again after 9 days

One of the power generation units of the Barapukuria 525MW Coal Fired Power Plant in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur is shut down, after operating for nine days.

August 19, 2018
August 19, 2018

Eid holidays: Barapukuria power plant unit goes into 5-day operation

A unit of Barapukuria coal-fired power plant, shutdown for over a month due to fuel crisis, will go into operation for five days from tomorrow to meet the demands of power during this Eid-ul-Azha, the plant officials say.

July 29, 2018
July 29, 2018

Barapukuria Power Plant: Govt may go for coal import

The government is considering importing coal to run Barapukuria coal-based power plant in Dinajpur as supply from the country's lone coal mine, Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL), has stopped.

July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018

Find out the coal culprits

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered forming a fresh committee to further investigate the disappearance of some 1.45 lakh tonnes of coal from Barapukuria coalmine and identify those responsible for it.

July 24, 2018
July 24, 2018

ACC bars Barapukuria coalmine MD, 3 others from leaving country

Managing Director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) Habib Uddin Ahmed and three other high-ups of the company are barred from leaving the country, according to a letter sent by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to the emigration police.

July 23, 2018
July 23, 2018

ACC forms body to probe Barapukuria coal crisis

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) forms a committee to investigate the allegations of corruption at Barapukuria coalmine in Dinajpur that led to a crisis of coal at the Barapukuria Power Plant, prompting it to shut down indefinitely.

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