Transnational project: Adani silences critics with power supply to Bangladesh

India's first transnational power project that started three months ago is slowly, yet steadily, lowering costs of electricity in power-starved Bangladesh that has traditionally relied on power generated by liquid fuel.

- SHANTANU GUHA RAY

This is a significant change; Adani group chairman Gautam Adani has explained to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. His visit follows commencement of power supply to Bangladesh from the group's ultra-super critical thermal power plant (USCTPP) in Godda, Jharkhand.

The Godda power plant is the first in India to have started operations with 100 percent flue gas desulphurization (FGD), selective catalytic reconverter (SCR) and zero water discharge for minimizing emissions and for environment friendly operations.

The Godda USCTPP marks the Adani Group's entry into transnational power projects. It is India's first transnational power project where 100 per cent of the generated power is supplied to another nation. Adani's visit is considered significant by Dhaka where critics had once argued that the cost of the power from the Godda power plant could turn expensive.