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NEW DELHI: Adani Power has switched on electricity supply to Bangladesh from its newly-built imported coal-fired power plant 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 800MW unit based on very low emission ‘ultra-super-critical’ technology and is supplying 748MW to Bangladesh. Bangladesh currently sources 1,000 MW from India under a government-to-government deal.
Adani Power CEO SB Khyalia described the power project as a strategic asset in the long-standing India Bangladesh ties. “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 as it depends mostly on gasand diesel-fired electricity with high tariffs.
The Godda project is the first power plant in India that has started operation with 100% desulphurisation of gas and zero water discharge from day one, it said.
Adani Power had signed power purchase agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board in November 2017. The project was recently in news after Bangladesh media said Dhaka had sought tariff renegotiation in view of high coal costs. In February, Bangladesh officials said power would flow from project as per schedule.
The company on Sunday said it has commissioned the first of the two 800MW unit based on very low emission ‘ultra-super-critical’ technology and is supplying 748MW to Bangladesh. Bangladesh currently sources 1,000 MW from India under a government-to-government deal.
Adani Power CEO SB Khyalia described the power project as a strategic asset in the long-standing India Bangladesh ties. “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 as it depends mostly on gasand diesel-fired electricity with high tariffs.
The Godda project is the first power plant in India that has started operation with 100% desulphurisation of gas and zero water discharge from day one, it said.
Adani Power had signed power purchase agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board in November 2017. The project was recently in news after Bangladesh media said Dhaka had sought tariff renegotiation in view of high coal costs. In February, Bangladesh officials said power would flow from project as per schedule.
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