Patna: Stage -II 500MW (2×250 MW) of NTPC Barauni Thermal Power Station and Unit #1 (660 MW) of NTPC Barh Super Thermal Power project were dedicated to the nation by Union Power Minister R.K Singh and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, today.
Barh has total installed capacity of 3300 MW out of which 1320 MW is already under commercial operation since March 2016.
To accelerate the development of the Power sector and increase the availability of power and cost efficiencies for the larger benefit of people in the State of Bihar, the state government had transferred Barauni Thermal Power Station to NTPC Ltd on December 15, 2018.
NTPC Group has an installed capacity of 7970 MW in the state of Bihar and another 1980 MW is under construction.
A Maharatna company of Government of India, it presently has an installed capacity of 67907 MW (including JVs/subsidiaries) and plans to become a 130 GW company by 2032.
– global bihari bureau
