Adani Power Ltd announced that Unit 2 of 800 MW capacity of the 2×800 MW Ultra-supercritical power project of Adani Power (Jharkhand) Limited (“APJL”, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Power Limited), situated in Godda District in Jharkhand, has achieved commercial operations at 24:00 hrs Bangladesh Standard Time on 25th June, 2023 (23:30 hrs India Standard Time on 25th June, 2023) following successful completion of Reliability Run Tests, as per contract.
Accordingly, APJL will hereinafter export (w.e.f. 00.00 hrs Bangladesh time, of 26th June, 2023), entire power generated from the 2×800 MW Godda Ultrasupercritical thermal power plant (“USTCPP”) on commercial basis, as per Power Purchase Agreement, directly to Bangladesh through the dedicated 400 kV transmission lines, with net capacity of 1496 MW. APJL has 25-year contract with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).
Construction of the Godda USTCPP has been completed despite severe challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. The project, which has deployed for the first time in India state-of-the-art Ultra-supercritical technology, also incorporates for benign operations Flue Gas Desulphuriser (“FGD”) and Selective Catalytic Reconverter (“SCR”) equipments, to minimize emissions and in compliance with futuristic norms announced by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change (“MOEF&CC”).
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