The 1320-megawatt coal-based power plant located at Gondamara in Banshkhali, Chattogram, will cease operations from January 1, 2026. A project official confirmed the development on December 29, citing that the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) owes more than Tk 3,000 crore to the plant operator, SS Power. Due to the unpaid dues, SS Power lacks sufficient funds to book coal imports from Indonesia, forcing the company to halt electricity generation. According to the report, SS Power currently supplies 1,224 megawatts of electricity to the Chattogram region, where total demand stands at 1,600 megawatts. The shutdown is expected to cause a severe power crisis in the region and significant losses nationwide. The plant, operated by China’s SEPCO III, had been connected to the national grid in January 2023 and began supplying power in May of that year. The project, initially developed under a 2016 agreement between BPDB and SS Power, was later taken over by SEPCO III from Bangladesh’s S. Alam Group, according to officials cited in the report.
মুহিব্বুল্লাহ ছানুবী, বাঁশখালী (চট্টগ্রাম) প্রকাশ : ২৯ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৫, ২১: ৫৯ মুহিব্বুল্লাহ ছানুবী, বাঁশখালী (চট্টগ্রাম) চট্টগ্রামের বাঁশখালী উপকূল গন্ডামারায় অবস্থিত ১৩২০ মেগাওয়াট কয়লাভিত্তিক বিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্রটি ২০২৬ সালের ১ জানুয়ারি থেকে বন্ধ হয়ে যাচ
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