The Barapukuria 525MW coal-fired power plant in Dinajpur has completely shut down following a mechanical issue in its only running unit on Tuesday afternoon.

The shutdown has led to further power outages as the plant has the capacity to produce 275-megawatt of electricity.

Nobody knows exactly when the power cuts will end

The Barapukuria 525MW coal-fired power plant may be mothballed once its current stock of coal is depleted later this month due to uncertainty over the resumption of coal supply from the nearby mine for underground development works.

One of the power generation units of the Barapukuria 525MW Coal Fired Power Plant in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur is shut down, after operating for nine days.

A unit of Barapukuria coal-fired power plant, shutdown for over a month due to fuel crisis, will go into operation for five days from tomorrow to meet the demands of power during this Eid-ul-Azha, the plant officials say.

The government is considering importing coal to run Barapukuria coal-based power plant in Dinajpur as supply from the country's lone coal mine, Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL), has stopped.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered forming a fresh committee to further investigate the disappearance of some 1.45 lakh tonnes of coal from Barapukuria coalmine and identify those responsible for it.

Managing Director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) Habib Uddin Ahmed and three other high-ups of the company are barred from leaving the country, according to a letter sent by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to the emigration police.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) forms a committee to investigate the allegations of corruption at Barapukuria coalmine in Dinajpur that led to a crisis of coal at the Barapukuria Power Plant, prompting it to shut down indefinitely.