Khulna power plant out of order again
The 60 megawatt plant of Khulna Power Station (KPS), which resumed power generation after four years on April 6, again went out of order at 10:30pm on Friday due to major technical faults.
The power plant was shut down on July 5 in 2006 because of major technical glitches. It resumed generation on December 16 last year on trial basis after necessary repair works. But the plant again went out of order on the same day as turbine temperature sensors did not function.
Though the plant was again put into operation on February 10 this year on trial basis, the authorities had to keep the plant closed as trial for generation of power did not also prove effective.
Contacted, Chief Engineer of Khulna Power Station (KPS) Harendra Nath Mondol said the plant has lost capability to generate power as its longevity expired in 1974. It was last overhauled in August 1999, he added.
Meanwhile, power outage has turned severe in the southwestern region of the country with 400MW load shedding during peak hour and 200MW during off peak hour.
“We do not find any ray of hope to overcome this situation until and unless the 110 MW and 60 MW plants of Khulna Power Station (KPS) start functioning properly. Both are now inoperative,” KPS chief engineer said.
Load shedding has broken all records of the past as it used to happen five to ten times a day in city and other districts of Khulna division.
Southwestern region got 390 MW supply of electricity against the total demand for 518MW during off peak hour and 430MW against the demand for 725 MW during peak hour on Friday, said superintending engineer SM Kamrul Islam of Khulna Power Station.
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