Currently, the unit requires 5,000 tonnes of coal to supply 560-570 MW a day, which means it would be possible to keep the unit running for six days with the first shipment and 10 days with the second.
The authorities have to keep one month’s coal stock at the power station, but this could not be possible due to the global energy crisis.
The suspension of production on 14 January did not have much impact on the country as demand was very low with low cooling requirements in the middle of winter.
As spring has arrived, some areas have begun to experience power outages again.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated a unit of the plant on September 6, 2022, during her visit to India. The plant started supplying power to the national grid on 17 December.