power plant in Payra

Starved of coal: Payra power plant may shut for weeks

Coal shortage has forced officials to shut down a 660 megawatt unit of Payra power plant on May 25, a first in its three years of operation, and if things stay as they are, the other unit of the plant will stop production in about a week.

PM opens Payra power plant, says Bangladesh now under 100% power coverage

After inaugurating the 1320 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant at Patuakhali's Payra, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today declared 100 percent electricity coverage in Bangladesh.

May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023

Starved of coal: Payra power plant may shut for weeks

Coal shortage has forced officials to shut down a 660 megawatt unit of Payra power plant on May 25, a first in its three years of operation, and if things stay as they are, the other unit of the plant will stop production in about a week.

March 21, 2022
March 21, 2022

PM opens Payra power plant, says Bangladesh now under 100% power coverage

After inaugurating the 1320 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant at Patuakhali's Payra, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today declared 100 percent electricity coverage in Bangladesh.