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Adani Power announced that Unit 2 of 800 MW capacity of the 2x800 MW Ultra-supercritical power project of Adani Power (Jharkhand) (APJL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Power), situated in Godda District in Jharkhand, has achieved commercial operations at 24:00 hrs Bangladesh Standard Time on 25 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 26 June 2023), entire power generated from the 2x800 MW Godda Ultrasupercritical thermal power plant (USTCPP) on commercial basis, as per Power Purchase Agreement, directly to Bangladesh through the dedicated 400 kVtransmission lines, with net capacity of 1496 MW. APJL has 25-year contract with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).
With the commissioning of this power plant, Adani Group has started a new chapter in cross-border export of electricity to the neighbouring country.
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