Assam CM Lays Foundation Stone for 3,200 MW Adani Thermal Plant at Chapar
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone for Adani Power's 3,200 MW ultra-supercritical thermal plant at Chapar in Dhubri district, part of a ₹63,000-crore investment in the state.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a 3,200 megawatt ultra-supercritical thermal power plant at Chapar in Dhubri district, a project that will become the largest power plant in the Northeast once operational.
The ₹48,000-crore facility is being developed by Adani Power Limited, which received the letter of award from the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited in November 2025. The plant will consist of four 800 MW units built on ultra-supercritical technology, incorporating high-efficiency systems and modern environmental safeguards.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Sarma described the project as a marker of Assam's emergence as an energy hub for the region, calling it a proud outcome of the confidence generated by the Advantage Assam Investor Summit 2.0. He said the plant would rank among the largest single investments ever made in the state, bringing substantial employment, increased economic activity, higher State Goods and Services Tax revenues, and opportunities for local industries and enterprises to plug into a new industrial ecosystem.
Adani Group director Jeet Adani said the Chapar plant forms part of a ₹63,000-crore power investment in Assam, with commissioning to take place in phases beginning December 2030. The wider outlay includes two pumped storage plants worth ₹15,000 crore with a combined capacity of 2,700 MW. He said the thermal plant would supply reliable and affordable electricity to homes, businesses and industries, while creating jobs and opening opportunities for local contractors, suppliers and businesses.
The project site has a contested history. The land, spanning over 3,500 bighas (about 1,157 acres), was cleared through an eviction drive that displaced mostly migrant Muslim families, with some of the roughly 2,500 affected households reportedly receiving ₹50,000 each in compensation. Violence broke out during that drive, four months before the letter of award was issued.
According to the state government, Chapar was chosen after the Pramod Boro-led Bodoland Territorial Council declined to acquire private or tribal land for any project. The administration had initially considered the Parbatjhora area in the adjoining Kokrajhar district before zeroing in on the Dhubri site.