Bangladesh shuts largest power plant amid coal crisis
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Bangladesh on Monday closed its largest power plant as it was unable to afford coal to fuel it, reported AFP. Amid rising electricity demand due to scorching heat, the 1,320-megawatt government-run Payra Power Plant had already reduced its production in May due to fuel shortages, manager Shah Abdul Mawla said. Mawla hoped that production would be restored within three weeks when coal shipments arrived.