national-grid

According to the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB), the maximum power generation capacity of the Rampal Thermal Power Plant is 1,234 megawatts. However, reports were published on Saturday afternoon that the plant was supplying 1,321 megawatts of electricity to the national grid. This has raised questions about how 87 megawatts more than the stated capacity could be generated and supplied. An investigation found that the PDB verifies the installed and maximum power generation capaci...

A new record has been set in electricity generation at the Rampal coal fired thermal power plant in Bagerhat. The plant generated a maximum of 1,321 megawatts of electricity simultaneously from its two units. This is the highest generation recorded so far. The electricity generated is being supplied directly to the national grid. At around 4:30 pm on Saturday (October 3), the plant’s first unit generated 656 megawatts while the second unit generated 665 megawatts. Combined generation fro...

Electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will be supplied to the national grid next month, Russian Ambassador Alexander Khozin has said. He said, “Nearly 4,000 Russian specialists are working tirelessly to quickly resolve the technical issues at the Rooppur power plant. The target is to supply the first 300 megawatts of electricity to the national grid within next month.” He made the remarks during a meeting with FBCCI Administrator Md. Fazlul Hoque at the organisation’s office i...