Rapid Fire
Electricity Supply to Neighboring Countries
- 29 Aug 2024
- 1 min read
Recently, the Ministry of Power has modified the guidelines for the Import/export (cross-border) of Electricity, 2018.
- It allows power plants that export electricity to neighbouring countries to sell their output back in India.
- It also allows sale of power to the local grid if there is a delay in payments from neighbouring countries.
- Rules were amended in the wake of ongoing unrest in Bangladesh.
- Indian Electricity Suppliers to Bangladesh:
- Adani Power’s 1600 MW Godda power plant in Jharkhand sells electricity exclusively to Bangladesh since 2023.
- An exclusive power purchase agreement between Adani Power and the Bangladesh Power Development Board was signed in 2017.
- National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) also has an agreement to supply 500 MW of power to Bangladesh.
- The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) secured a contract to sell 300 MW to Bangladesh in 2018.
- Adani Power’s 1600 MW Godda power plant in Jharkhand sells electricity exclusively to Bangladesh since 2023.
