Bangladesh, July 9 -- All five generating units of the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station at Kaptai have resumed operation following a rise in the water level of Kaptai Lake after several days of heavy rainfall, restoring the plant's current generation to 144 megawatts (MW).

The five units have been operating simultaneously since 6:00 pm on Tuesday.

Confirming the development, Plant Manager Engineer Mahmood Hasan said continuous rainfall and increased inflows from upstream had significantly raised the lake's water level, allowing all five units to be brought back into operation.

Units 1 and 2 are each generating 32 MW, Unit 3 is producing 30 MW, while Units 4 and 5 are each generating 25 MW, taking total output to 144 MW.

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