The newly built 1,320 megawatt Payra thermal power plant belonging to the Bangladesh-China Power Company Limited (BCPCL) might go out of operation after a couple of weeks because of the non-availability of coal. The BCPCL does not have enough funds to import coal. The China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC) has been making available funds to the BCPCL for importing coal. Now the CMC has written to the power company to pay USD293 million that has fallen due on account of coal import. It reportedly has refused to give any fresh loan unless and until the arrear money is paid.