By Arun Kumar Das
Ahmedabad, Aug 30 (BVI) Adani Power Ltd (APL) has received a Letter of Award (LoA) for long-term 25-year procurement of electricity from Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd. (BSPGCL), the company said.
APL will supply the electricity from a 2,400 MW greenfield ultra-super critical plant to be set up at Pirpainti in Bhagalpur district of Bihar, it said.
BSPGCL awarded the LoA to APL on behalf of North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. (NBPDCL) and South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. (SBPDCL), the two state utilities.
This would be followed by signing of the Power Supply Agreement (PSA) between the entities.
Earlier, Adani Power had emerged winner in a tightly contested Tariff Based Competitive Bidding process called by BSPGCL, offering the lowest supply price of Rs 6.075 per KWh.
The company will invest ~$3 billion in setting up the plant and the related infrastructure.
India’s power demand is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, with peak demand rising from current ~250 GW to ~400 GW by 2031-32, and 700+ GW by 2047, propelled by rapid industrialization, urbanization, and a growing population.
“To meet this ever-increasing power demand, government has envisaged an additional ~100 GW of thermal capacity to be added by 2035.
“The thermal power, with its inherent ability to provide large-scale, reliable, and round-the-clock power, will continue to remain the backbone of our energy security, providing critical base-load and grid balancing support,” APL said.
“Adani Power, as India’s largest private sector thermal power producer, has consistently demonstrated the capability to deliver dependable capacity at scale,” said SB Khyalia, Chief Executive Officer of Adani Power.
“With our upcoming ultra-supercritical, high-efficiency Pirpainti project in Bihar, we are setting new benchmarks in operational excellence and sustainability.
“This plant will provide affordable and uninterrupted power to the people of Bihar, catalysing industrialisation, strengthening the state’s economy, and supporting the prosperity of its people. Through projects such as this, Adani Power remains committed to playing a leading role in securing India’s energy future,” he said.
The project will generate direct and indirect employment of ~10,000 – 12,000 during the construction phase and ~3,000 once in operation. (BVI)
