Adani Power has switched on electricity supply toBangladeshfrom its imported coal-fired power plant built atGoddainJharkhand, setting in operation the first private energy deal between the two countries.
The statement said the Godda project is the first power plant in India to start operation with 100% desulphurisation of gas and zero water discharge from day one.
The company had signed the power purchase agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board in November 2017. The project was recently in the news after Bangladesh media saidDhakahad sought tariff renegotiation in view of high coal costs. In February, top visiting Bangladesh energy officials, however, said power would flow from the project as per schedule.