The Crime Desk: 20 days after the arrival of coal in the country, the first unit of Payra, the country’s largest power plant, became operational in the early hours of Sunday (June 25). Its second unit will be launched on July 2. Authorities have confirmed that the power plant resumed production in the early hours of Sunday (June 25). Last Thursday (June 22) night, a coal-carrying ship named MV Athena arrived at Payra port from Balikpanan port in Indonesia with 41 thousand 207 tons of coal.
It takes two days to empty the coal. The largest power plant in the country returned to production after the release. The vessel was brought to the jetty from the inner anchorage of Payara Port at 3 p.m. on Friday (June 23). Golam Rabbani, the pilot of Payra Port, brought the ship to the jetty of the power plant. Saturday (June 24) early morning, the coal discharge operation is going on at a fast pace. The authority started power generation for one unit (660 MW) with this coal early on Sunday morning.
Shah Abdul Haseeb, supervising engineer at Payra thermal power station, said that the ship MV Athena arrived at Payra port 10 days after leaving Indonesia with a load of coal. Besides, another ship named MV Pavo Brave is scheduled to arrive on July 1 with 36 thousand 570 metric tons of coal. Earlier, on June 5, due to a lack of coal, the Payra thermal power plant’s power production was completely stopped. The entire country is affected by load shedding.
