Adani Power has began exporting energy to Bangladesh from its 1,600MW plant in Jharkhand’s Godda. Adani Power Jharkhand Limited (APJL), a completely owned subsidiary of Adani Power Limited, has achieved business operations date (COD) of its second unit of 2×800 MW Godda ultra-supercritical thermal energy plant, Adani Power mentioned in a press release on Tuesday.
The reliability run take a look at, together with business operation checks of the second unit of Godda energy plant, was accomplished on June 25 within the presence of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and Power Grid Corporation of Bangladesh (PGCB) officers.
On April 6, the primary unit of the facility plant, with 800MW capability, had achieved its COD. Power supply from the Godda plant to Bangladesh will additional improve vitality safety within the neighbouring nation, it mentioned.
“APJL shall supply 1,496 MW net capacity power from 2×800 MW Godda USCTPP under the PPA with BPDB executed in November 2017 for a period of 25 years via 400 kV dedicated transmission system connected to Bangladesh grid,” the assertion mentioned.
It mentioned energy equipped from Godda energy plant shall have a optimistic affect on Bangladesh’s energy scenario by changing expensive energy generated from liquid gas.
This transition shall assist Bangladesh to scale back the common value of energy bought, it added.
“Godda power plant will serve as a symbol of friendship and herald a new phase in the multifarious and long-standing relations of India and Bangladesh,” mentioned Mr SB Khyalia, CEO, Adani Power Limited.
“APJL has accomplished Godda USCTPP together with devoted transmission line inside a time interval of round 3.5 years from its monetary closure regardless of being affected by three phases of Covid waves in India, China and Bangladesh, that too with timing mismatch,” the corporate mentioned.
The assertion mentioned the commissioning of Godda USCTPP marks a major milestone for Adani Group, BPDB in addition to for the financial co-relations between each nations.
Adani Power (APL), part of the diversified Adani Group, is the most important personal thermal energy producer in India.
The firm has an put in thermal energy capability of 15,210 MW unfold throughout seven energy crops in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh, other than a 40 MW solar energy plant in Gujarat.
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