The Summit Power has closed its gas-fired Madhabdi Power Plant Unit-2 as the plant’s power purchase agreement with the government has expired.
Through a disclosure published on the website of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the listed power company today said the agreement of the 24.30 megawatt plant expired on December 15 this year.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. On February 18 this year, the company had applied for extension of the contract for supply of electricity to the Power Division of the power, energy and mineral resources ministry, which is under active consideration, the disclosure added.
The company has also informed that the plant is in shut-down condition from the midnight of December 15 until further instruction from the ministry, as the term of the power purchase agreement is over.
Today until 12.48 pm, Summit Power’s stock price fell 2.76 per cent to Tk 38.70.
