Rangamati, July 21 -- Due to a rise in the water level of Kaptai Lake, electricity generation at the Kaptai Hydroelectric Power Station has significantly increased.

With all five units of the plant currently operational, the station produced 220 megawatts (MW) of electricity as of Sunday night - the highest recorded in the past year, said Engineer Mahmud Hasan, manager of the Kaptai Hydroelectric Power Station.

Five units collectively generated 220 MW by Sunday night, among them, Units 1 and 2 each produced 46 MW (totaling 92 MW), Unit 3 generated 48 MW and Units 4 and 5 produced 40 MW each (totaling 80 MW).

The generated electricity has been added into the national grid.

The last highest production earlier this year was recorded on J...