Published: 12:05 AM, 03 September 2026
Coal supply woes cut power to Bangladesh: Adani
Adani Power has cited rail congestion and coal transport curbs as the reason behind a drop in electricity supply to Bangladesh from India, saying disrupted coal deliveries have forced it to trim output.
The Indian company said on Wednesday it was cutting supply during low-demand hours in a bid to prioritise the evening peak, laying out its reasoning in a statement explaining the shortfall.
The explanation came the same day State Minister for Power Aninda Islam Amit told parliament that the Godda plant was supplying around 900MW during the day and roughly 1,100MW in the evening, short of what the contract calls for, bdnews24 reports.
Adani Power said severe rail congestion, along with multiple restrictions across the transport network, had disrupted the movement of coal-laden rakes to the Godda plant.
A rake, it noted, is a set of freight wagons coupled together on the railway.
The company said it had flagged the situation to the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and was working with Indian railway authorities to ensure a normal flow of coal-carrying rakes. It added that it expected the situation to return to normal soon.
The drop in Adani's supply comes as Bangladesh's energy crunch deepens, with the government forced to address the fuel situation almost daily.
The state minister also told parliament that a 660-MW unit at the Payra power plant was offline due to a technical fault, while a 600-MW unit at the Matarbari plant was under maintenance.
Getting these plants back on line quickly, along with normalising fuel supply, would improve the overall power situation, he said.
Adani Power's Godda plant, with a capacity of 1,600MW, is owned by billionaire Gautam Adani's company, which signed a deal with Bangladesh in 2017 to supply power from the coal-fired facility.
After the fall of the Awami League government, Adani Power had halved its supply in October 2024 in a bid to recover nearly $850 million in outstanding dues.
