Bihar: Patna. NTPC has permanently closed the 220 MW capacity Barauni Thermal Power Station Stage-1. The company has informed in the information given to the stock market on Saturday that the operations of NTPC Barauni Thermal Power Station Stage-1 (two units of 110-110 MW) will be closed permanently from March 31, 2024. This power plant … Read more
Patna. Bihar is continuously setting new records in terms of electricity. The electricity extraction (transmission) capacity in the state has almost doubled the consumption. Currently, maximum power supply in Bihar is 7576 MW. Till last year, the company has developed the power extraction capacity in the state to 14 thousand 24 MW. That means this … Read more
Patna. The final public hearing will be held on Friday in the chamber of Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission on the tariff petition of power supply companies regarding the new electricity rate to be decided from April 1, 2024. In this public hearing, many stakeholders who have lodged objections against the petition will appear before the … Read more
Electricity supply companies of Bihar have filed a petition in the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission demanding new electricity rates (tariffs) for 2024-25. In the tariff petition filed by the companies, it has also been proposed to prepare a billing structure for agricultural consumers according to the harvesting season. Under this, farmers will be given electricity … Read more
If the proposal of power companies to increase electricity rates in Bihar is accepted, then from April 1, 2024, electricity rates in the state may become costlier by 33 to 40 paise per unit. Electricity supply companies have made this demand in the petition submitted to the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission regarding the new electricity … Read more
Patna. Bihar will take 159 MW electricity from the three surrendered production units of Farakka and Kahalgaon in the state. On the orders of the Eastern Region Power Committee (ERPC) of the Energy Ministry, the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved the purchase of power companies. This electricity from the above projects will be available … Read more
Patna. In order to improve the power supply and increase its quality, the power company has replaced the transmission lines (transmission wires) connecting about one and a half dozen districts of the state. In the first phase, about two dozen such transmission lines have been replaced, on which an amount of about Rs 500 crore … Read more
Patna. Bihar State Power Holding Company has surrendered 832 MW power of Kahalgaon and Farakka. From 12 midnight on Saturday, power companies will not take 345 MW electricity allotted to Bihar from NTPC’s Kahalgaon Power Plant in Stage One and 487 MW electricity allotted from two units of Stage One of Farakka Power Plant. After … Read more
Report: Sumit Kumar Patna. Bihar, which once faced power shortage, has now become a surplus state. For the last two years, the availability of electricity has been much better than the peak demand of Bihar. According to an estimate of the power companies, by March 2024, Bihar will have 1284 MW surplus electricity, which is … Read more
Patna. Bihar has done incredible work in the last 10 years in the field of electricity. Bihar, which was living the lantern era even a decade ago, has become self-sufficient in the matter of electricity today. Electricity has reached every house and after the city, now the work of installing prepaid meters has started in … Read more