Adani Power Company has resumed the operation of both units at its coal-fired power plant in Godda, Jharkhand, supplying 1,046.73 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Bangladesh’s national grid.
A spokesperson for Adani Power told media that technical faults were resolved and power generation is being increased gradually. According to updated information from the company, electricity supply was restored after repairing the fault, connecting 1,046.73MW to the national grid at 2pm on Sunday.
Mohammad Jahurul Islam, a member of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), stated that power supply initially restarted when the plant’s 800-MW unit was reconnected to the national grid at 12:04 pm.
Operation at Unit-2 had been suspended owing to a technical fault since Thursday midnight before repairs to a mechanical fault were completed.
Bangladesh imports electricity from Adani Power under a 25-year power purchase agreement signed in 2017 to procure 1,600MW from the Jharkhand coal-fired plant. The facility, comprising two 800-MW units, supplies power exclusively to Bangladesh under a long-term agreement with the BPDB.
Data from the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) showed that Adani Power had been transmitting between 800MW and 1,000MW to Bangladesh since mid-August.
According to the BPDB, Bangladesh requires 15,520 MW of electricity during daytime peak hours, whilst demand rises to 16,920MW during evening peak hours.
