The first unit of the coal-fired Matarbari Power Plant was commissioned today initially adding 150 MW electricity to the national grid.
“After successful synchronization with the national grid, 150 MW power was supplied to the national grid from 11:58 am,” said Deputy Principal Information Officer Mir Aslam Uddin.
He said electricity generation and supply will also be increased gradually. With this the first of the two units of the ultra supercritical coal-fired thermal power plant at Matarbari in Moheshkhali starts its trial run from today.
Earlier, project director of Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal Fired Power Project Abul Kalam Azad told BSS that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to commission the unit in December this year.