Bangladesh’s power supply situation has significantly improved as both units of Adani’s 1,600 megawatts (MW) Jharkhand power plant resumed operations on Tuesday.
According to data from Power Grid Bangladesh PLC, which monitors hourly power generation and transmission, Bangladesh was receiving 1,078MW of electricity from the plant at 5pm on Tuesday.
As a result, during the evening peak hours, Bangladesh experienced only 80–120MW of load-shedding, with electricity supply recorded at 13,820MW against a demand of 13,946MW.
Adani’s power plant, built specifically to supply Bangladesh under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA), comprises two units—each with a capacity of 800MW.
Earlier, electricity generation from one unit ceased on Saturday, while the other had stopped production on April 1.
The shutdowns, attributed to technical faults, led to a sharp rise in power outages across the country.
Records show the nation experienced its highest recent load-shedding of 428MW at 3pm on Saturday, which was a weekly holiday.
“This was the highest amount of load-shedding in recent days, when shortages usually remain between 50 and 150MW,” said an official at Power Grid Bangladesh.