Bangladesh will get the electricity under the agreement with Adani Power in mid-March, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today (Jan 3).

He said: "Now we are getting 240 megawatt (MW) power on test basis from Adani power plant and in March 750 MW will be connected to the national grid through Rohonpur."

The minister said this after inspecting Adani's under-construction 1600 MW power plant having two units with 800 MW generation capacity each at Godda, Jhadkhand. 

Nasrul also said that Adani group constructed a dedicated transmission line to supply electricity from India to Bangladesh, adding, "It will be possible to import electricity from mid-March and by June we will get 1,450 MW electricity."

"We need more electricity to meet the next summer's demand, as 1000 MW diesel-based power plant would be phased out. We are also looking for alternative sources of fuel and working for uninterrupted power supply at affordable prices," the minister added.

On November 5, 2017, the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was signed between Bangladesh Power Development Board and Adani Power (Jharkhand) Limited to import 1496 MW (Net) from Coal Fired Power Generation Facility at Godda District, Jharkhand, India.

The dedicated transmission lines were constructed. The PGCB constructed two substations and other transmission works at Chapainawabganj and Bogra in Bangladesh.

BDST: 1957 HRS, JAN 03, 2023
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