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New Delhi: In a major development, Gautam Adani-led Adani Power has made the long-dead 600 MW Butibori power plant active. This comes days after the company acquired it from Reliance’s Vidarbha Industries Power Limited (VIPL) for Rs 4,000 crore in July 2025. It is important to note that the 2×300 MW plant has been shut since 2019, its systems rusted and licenses expired. After VIPL’s financial collapse and admission to NCLT in 2023, hopes for the plant’s revival seemed bleak. However, Adani’s swift intervention has taken the power sector by surprise.

When a crack revival team was dispatched to Butibori from across Adani’s power units, they discovered
corroded machinery, deteriorated systems, and a complete absence of experienced staff, most of whom had left during the plant’s five-year shutdown.

Despite all these, the engineers from the Adani Group worked relentlessly and made the plant active. According to the reports, critical spares were flown in, specialized repairs carried out, and a flurry of activity ensured that all licenses, permits, and statutory approvals were renewed in record time. The plant is now feeding power into the national grid, though not yet at full capacity.

Experts are of the opinion that the heavy lifting isn’t over yet. “Decades-old systems need modern upgrades. The focus now shifts to automation and boosting efficiency,” said a source familiar with the operations to The Live Nagpur.

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