NEW DELHI: Adani Power has switched on electricity supply to Bangladesh from its imported coal-fired power plant built at Godda in Jharkhand, setting in operation the first private energy deal between the two countries.
The company on Sunday said it has commissioned the first of the two 800 MW units based on cleaner ultra-super-critical technology and supplying 748 MW to Bangladesh.
Adani Power CEO S B Khyalia described the power as a strategic asset in the long-standing India-Bangladesh relations. “It will ease the power supply in Bangladesh, making its industries and ecosystem more competitive. It is going to be the most efficient and environment-friendly thermal power plants in India and globally one of the best in class,” a company statement quoted him as saying.
“The Godda project will replace expensive power generated from liquid fuel, bringing down the average cost of power purchased,” the company said. Bangladesh is facing power crunch due to high fuel costs as it depends mostly on gas- and diesel-fired electricity, which results in high tariffs.
The statement said the Godda project is the first power plant in India to start operation with 100% desulphurisation of gas and zero water discharge from day one.
The company had signed the power purchase agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board in November 2017. The project was recently in the news after Bangladesh media said Dhaka had sought tariff renegotiation in view of high coal costs. In February, top visiting Bangladesh energy officials, however, said power would flow from the project as per schedule.
The company on Sunday said it has commissioned the first of the two 800 MW units based on cleaner ultra-super-critical technology and supplying 748 MW to Bangladesh.
Adani Power CEO S B Khyalia described the power as a strategic asset in the long-standing India-Bangladesh relations. “It will ease the power supply in Bangladesh, making its industries and ecosystem more competitive. It is going to be the most efficient and environment-friendly thermal power plants in India and globally one of the best in class,” a company statement quoted him as saying.
“The Godda project will replace expensive power generated from liquid fuel, bringing down the average cost of power purchased,” the company said. Bangladesh is facing power crunch due to high fuel costs as it depends mostly on gas- and diesel-fired electricity, which results in high tariffs.
The statement said the Godda project is the first power plant in India to start operation with 100% desulphurisation of gas and zero water discharge from day one.
The company had signed the power purchase agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board in November 2017. The project was recently in the news after Bangladesh media said Dhaka had sought tariff renegotiation in view of high coal costs. In February, top visiting Bangladesh energy officials, however, said power would flow from the project as per schedule.
