The Matarbari Ultra Super Critical CoalFired Power Project continues to struggle with serious technical and operational issues that have signi?cantly reduced power generation and triggered mounting ?nancial losses, according to a recent review meeting at the Economic Relations Division (ERD).
amid ongoing unresolved technical disputes and stalled corrective work, the plant’s power availability has plunged to 47% for Unit-1 and 53.6% for Unit-2, prompting of?cials to describe the situation as causing ‘huge ?nancial losses’. Of?cials from the Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited reported that since early this year the facility has been hampered by severe ash slagging and fouling inside the boilers, sharply reducing its operating capacity. Despite repeated requests to the Engineering, Procurement and Construction contractor, S u m i to m o -To s h i b a – I H I Consortium (STIC), no effective actions have been taken to restore full boiler functionality.