One of the two units of Adani Power’s 1,600MW Godda plant in Jharkhand, India, has shut down following a technical fault, further straining Bangladesh’s electricity supply and intensifying load shedding.

The 800MW unit went offline around Thursday midnight after developing a boiler problem, officials said. The shutdown came just as the plant had begun ramping up generation after weeks of reduced output caused by coal transportation disruptions.

Generation from Godda crossed 1,400MW on Thursday night before the unit tripped, according to Power Grid Bangladesh data. Following the shutdown, supply fell to below 750MW.

Officials of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) confirmed the development to The Daily Star, saying repair work would take at least 48 hours to begin, with restoration requiring several more days.

The outage comes at a difficult time for Bangladesh’s power system, already facing severe constraints due to shortages of gas, coal and liquid fuel. Load shedding exceeded 2,500MW during the evening peak yesterday and may rise further today following the Adani unit’s shutdown.

The Godda plant had been operating at reduced capacity since mid-August amid railway congestion, loading restrictions and excessive rainfall affecting coal supplies. Output had gradually improved towards the end of last month, reaching 900MW in daytime and up to 1,200MW in the evening.

According to the latest generation data, PDB has been producing around 5,000MW from gas-fired plants, 4,500MW from coal and 2,000-3,000MW from liquid fuel. Overall generation has remained at 13,000-14,000MW against demand of more than 16,000MW, leaving a substantial shortfall.