, May 2 -- Electricity generation has resumed at Unit 1 of Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant after a six-day shutdown.

The unit is currently supplying around 55 to 60 megawatts of electricity to the national grid, raising hopes of easing load shedding in the northern region.

Chief Engineer Abu Bakkar Siddique said production at the power plant resumed at 10 pm on Friday.

The plant, which has a total capacity of 525 megawatts across three units, brought its 125-megawatt Unit 1 back online after necessary repairs, he added.

The unit had been shut down on April 25 due to a ruptured boiler pipe.

Meanwhile, maintenance work is ongoing at the 275-megawatt Unit 3, which is expected to resume operations by mid-May.

Once operational, it will f...