Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Mechanical faults have completely halted electricity generation at the Barapukuria Thermal Power Station in Dinajpur, according to officials.

Chief Engineer Abu Bakar Siddique said on Sunday morning that a boiler pipe had burst, shutting down Unit 1.

After Unit 3 went offline, Unit 1 was supplying 50MW to the national grid.

Earlier, on the morning of Oct 16, Unit 3 had stopped production.

Siddique said four turbines of the governor valve's steam sensor in Unit 3 were damaged.

"Both units are being restored, but it will take at least a week to resume full production," he added.

The facility comprises three units with a combined production capacity of 525MW. Two units are rated at 125MW each, while the third can gene...