India made changes to its rules about exporting electricity to other countries, in August 2024. These changes were made to protect Indian companies from political risks in countries like Bangladesh. The new rules allow Indian power companies to bring the electricity back to India if there are delays in payments from the countries they supply. One of the companies affected by this is Adani Power, which runs a power plant in Godda, Jharkhand, that sends all its electricity to Bangladesh. Despite these changes, Adani Power has assured that it will continue to meet its commitments to Bangladesh.
About Godda Project
Adani Power runs a very large power plant in Godda, Jharkhand that can produce 1,496 megawatts (MW) of electricity. This entire amount of electricity is sent to Bangladesh. The project began in 2017 when Adani Power signed a 25-year agreement with the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB). This agreement, called a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), marked India’s first project that sends electricity across borders to another country.