Electricity supply from Adani Power’s two units in Godda, Jharkhand, India to Bangladesh has completely stopped. The first unit was already shut down for maintenance, and the second unit stopped on Friday due to a mechanical fault. As a result, the national grid’s supply has decreased by nearly 1,500 megawatts, leading to 5-6 hours of load shedding on average across the country, with severe load shedding in rural areas.
Each of Adani Power’s two units has a production capacity of 800 megawatts, but they typically supplied about 1,500 megawatts to Bangladesh. Electricity from the Indian plant enters Bangladesh through Rohanpur in Chapainawabganj. The sudden stoppage of this supply has created a significant shortfall. According to sources from Adani Power, efforts are ongoing to fix the technical fault, and electricity supply from the second unit is expected to resume in a couple of days.
According to the Bangladesh Power Development Board, the forecast for electricity supply yesterday was 11,500 megawatts during the day, increasing to 14,000 megawatts in the evening. The previous day’s production was 11,737 megawatts, which rose to 13,496 megawatts in the evening.
After starting production in June, a storm caused some damage to the transmission line at Rohanpur, temporarily halting Adani’s electricity supply for a few days. After fixing the fault, supply resumed.
The state transmission company, Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), said that during the Eid holidays, the demand for electricity was low, so the first unit of the Adani power plant went for maintenance. This unit is expected to return to production on July 5. Additionally, one unit with a capacity of 622 megawatts at the Payra power plant has been shut down for maintenance since June 25, leading to a shortfall in electricity and resulting in load shedding in many areas.
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