Power import from Adani halves after Unit-1 goes offline

Power import from Adani Power dropped by nearly half early today (22 April) after a technical fault forced one of its units offline, officials said.

According to the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the incident occurred around 1am today (22 April) when Unit-1 shut down due to a problem in the boiler system.

Following the disruption, electricity supply from the plant fell to around 750–760MW, down from almost 1,500MW earlier.

BPDB Chairman Md Rezaul Karim told The Business Standard that the shutdown was caused by a bearing issue linked to the boiler’s air pre-heater.

Officials said rising vibration in the air pre-heater bearing prompted the precautionary shutdown to prevent further damage.

“Adani has informed us that it may take at least three to four days to bring Unit-1 back online,” a BPDB official said.

The disruption is expected to intensify the ongoing power shortage, with Bangladesh already facing more than 2,000MW of load shedding during peak daytime and evening hours.

Data from Power Grid Bangladesh shows that at midnight on 21 April, Adani was supplying 1,497MW against a projected national demand of 15,700MW, while total generation stood at 13,430MW.

After the fault developed, supply dropped to 1,109MW before the unit went offline around 1am. By 2:00am, generation fell further to 764MW as only one unit remained in operation.