Bangladesh is expected to receive increased electricity imports from India after Adani Power’s Unit-2 at the Godda power plant in Jharkhand was successfully reconnected to the national grid on Saturday, following a three-day shutdown caused by a technical fault.

Officials said the unit was synchronized with Bangladesh’s national grid at 12:04 p.m., raising hopes of easing the severe load-shedding that has affected consumers across the country in recent weeks.

The unit had been offline since September 10 after a malfunction in a boiler feed pump, a critical component responsible for supplying water to the power plant’s steam-generating system. Such failures can disrupt boiler operations and automatically trigger safety shutdowns.

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Member (Generation) Md. Zahurul Islam confirmed that the unit had resumed operations and rejoined the grid.

Power sector officials noted that it would take several hours for the unit to reach full generation capacity. As of 9:00 a.m., Adani Power was supplying approximately 758 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh.

Before the outage, Adani was delivering around 1,430 megawatts to the country. During the shutdown period, supply remained limited to roughly 750–760 megawatts from the plant’s remaining operational unit.

Earlier in the day, Adani Power announced that Unit-2 had been successfully restarted ahead of schedule at 5:17 a.m. and was expected to reconnect to the grid before noon.

The latest disruption follows several recent challenges at the Godda plant. In previous weeks, electricity generation was also affected by coal transportation issues linked to congestion on India’s railway network.

At the time, Adani Power said coal availability had declined due to restrictions on transportation and loading operations, forcing the company to prioritize electricity generation during peak evening demand periods.

The Godda power station consists of two 800-megawatt units, with a combined effective generation capacity of approximately 1,496 megawatts. The plant was built primarily to supply electricity to Bangladesh under a long-term power purchase agreement.

With Unit-2 now back online, authorities expect imported power supplies to rise significantly, potentially bringing some relief to households and businesses facing ongoing electricity shortages.