Adani 2nd unit begins supplying power to BD
Industry Desk: Bangladesh now can import an increased amount of electricity from the Adani power plant in India, as its second unit has commenced commercial operation.
The news has been confirmed by officials from the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) as well as sources within Adani.
Adani Power issued a statement to the Mumbai stock exchange, announcing the successful completion of Reliability Run Tests and the initiation of commercial operations for the second unit at 24:00 hrs BST.
Situated in an Indian village in Jharkhand, approximately 100km from the Bangladesh border, the power plant delivers electricity to Bangladesh through a dedicated transmission line.
With a capacity of 1,496 megawatts, Bangladesh now has the flexibility to import electricity according to its requirements. The first unit, with a capacity of 748MW, commenced commercial operation on 7 April.
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