Khulna power plant goes out of order
Staff Correspondent, Khulna
The 110-megawatt power plant at Khalishpur in Khulna remains out of order due to major mechanical problems since Friday night. It will take at least three days to carry out repairs on the boilers of the plant. Because of technical glitches, the largest power plant in the south could barely generate around 70 megawatts power. The demand for electricity in Khulna Zone is 550 MW a day, whereas the supply never exceeds 200 MW mark. A source in Power Development Board (PDB) said the power situation in 21 districts of Khulna and Barisal divisions and greater Faridpur worsened after the Khalishpur plant had come to a halt. The national grid is unable to cope with such a huge shortfall. Its interconnection system can harness only about 50 MW power, the source added.
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