Adani Power adds 925MW to national grid

The country has started receiving about 925 megawatts (MW) of electricity from India's Adani power plant from this evening.

According to the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the second unit of the Adani plant began synchronising with the national grid at 7:47pm. It is now supplying 925MW of electricity. 

BPDB Chairman Engineer Md Rezaul Karim said the power supply will increase gradually.

He added that the additional electricity is helping boost overall generation and reduce load shedding across the country.

BPDB officials also said that from 28 April, the national grid is expected to receive another 600MW each from SS Power and RNPL.

RNPL is a joint venture between Bangladesh's Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL) and China's state-owned NORINCO. It will begin generating 600MW starting 28 April.

According to BPDB data, the country's highest electricity demand reached 16,900MW on Saturday evening, while the highest generation was 14,712MW without Adani's contribution.