Adani power plant’s shut unit to resume power supply at noon

Repair work has been completed on one of the units at Adani Power’s 1,600-megawatt Godda power plant in Jharkhand, India, which was shut down due to a technical fault. Electricity supply to Bangladesh from both units of the plant, including the repaired unit, is expected to resume from noon on Sunday (13 September).

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Chairman Rezaul Karim confirmed the development. He said repairs on the faulty unit at Adani’s power plant had been completed and electricity supply from both units would resume from 1pm.

One of the two units at the Godda power plant was recently shut down due to a technical problem, putting further pressure on Bangladesh’s electricity supply system, which was already facing a shortage.

Officials concerned said the 800-megawatt unit was shut down after a problem developed in its boiler. Power generation at the plant had also been disrupted for several weeks due to difficulties in transporting coal. Just as the plant had begun ramping up generation after overcoming those difficulties, one of its units was forced to shut down.

According to Power Grid Bangladesh data, generation at the Godda power plant exceeded 1,400 megawatts on Thursday night. One of the units was shut down shortly afterward. Following the shutdown, electricity supply from the plant fell below 750 megawatts.

Officials said the additional pressure on the national grid continued until the shut-down unit was brought back online. They expect the pressure to ease somewhat once electricity supply from both units resumes from noon today.

Source: The Report