Matarbari power plant resumes production after one-month closure
Matarbari power plant resumes production after one-month closure

The Matarbari coal-fired power plant in Coxs Bazar has resumed operations after being closed for a month due to a coal shortage. The power plant resumed operation on Saturday afternoon with the first unit supplying electricity to the national grid, reports The Business Standard. According to...

Tk 916 Crore Overspending on Coal Purchases
Tk 916 Crore Overspending on Coal Purchases

The authorities overseeing the Matarbari Thermal Power Plant in Coxs Bazar, Bangladeshs largest and most expensive coal-fired power plant, have come under scrutiny for allegedly overpaying for coal. The government is now facing an additional cost of 916 crore 44 lakh Taka. Meghna Group has been...

Two units of Matarbari power plant go offline
Two units of Matarbari power plant go offline

The power generation of the two units of the Matarbari 1,200MW coal-fired plant in Moheshkhali upazila of Coxs Bazar has been stopped due to a shortage of coal. The two units of the power plant went offline on Thursday due to a coal supply shortage and power generation is expected to resume by...