Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka after power supply to the neighbouring country started from the group’s Ultra-Supercritical Thermal Power Plant (USCTPP) located in Godda, Jharkhand. Adani Power Limited started exporting electricity to Bangladesh from its 1,600 MW power project on April 10, 2023.
The group, which reached power from the port, called it “a shining example of India-Bangladesh cooperation” in a statement on Saturday. The Godda USCTPP marks the Adani Group’s entry into international power projects. This is India’s first ongoing international power project where 100 per cent of the electricity generated is supplied to another country, it said.
In a statement, the Adani Group said, “Chairman Gautam Adani met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Saturday following the full load start of power supply to Bangladesh from the group’s ultra super-critical thermal power plant in Godda, India.” ”
“Honoured to meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the full load start and handover of the 1600 MW Ultra Super-Critical Godda Power Plant. I salute the dedicated teams of India and Bangladesh who dared to make the plant operational in a record time of three. One and a half years,” Adani tweeted after meeting the Bangladesh Prime Minister.
I am honoured to meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the full load start and handover of the 1600 MW Ultra Supercritical Godda Power Plant. I salute the dedicated teams of India and Bangladesh who fought COVID to make the plant operational in a record time of three and a half years.
Under the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed with Bangladesh Power Development Board, the Godda power plant will supply 1,496 MW of power to Bangladesh for a period of 25 years. This power will be transmitted through a dedicated 400 kV transmission system connected to the Bangladesh grid. The PPA was executed in November 2017.
On April 6, commercial operations started from the first unit of the Godda plant, which has a capacity of 800 MW. Subsequently, the second unit with a capacity of 800 MW also started operations on June 26.
