A technical glitch has forced a complete shutdown of electricity supply from India’s Adani Group to Bangladesh, affecting two coal-based power units.
Electricity supply from the Adani Group’s coal-fired power plant in India to Bangladesh has come to a halt due to a technical fault. The disruption was confirmed by Engineer Md. Rezaul Karim, Chairman of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), who stated that one unit will likely resume power generation within the day, while the second unit may take two to three more days to be restored.
In response to the sudden suspension, BPDB has ramped up fuel supply to domestic power plants to meet the country’s electricity demand. “We are taking measures to ensure uninterrupted supply. There should be no major disruptions,” Rezaul Karim assured.
According to Power Grid Company of Bangladesh PLC, both Adani units were contributing 1,335 MW to the national grid as of 8:00 AM on April 8. However, due to technical issues, power output dropped to 894 MW. By 10:00 AM, one unit went completely offline, while the other continued with 762 MW until its eventual shutdown today.
Liberty News’ correspondent states that with both units now offline, Bangladesh is currently receiving no power from Adani, intensifying pressure on local power production systems.
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