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
Patna. The effect of the developmental works being done by the state government is beginning to be visible. The number of poor in the state is continuously decreasing. Improvements in multidimensional poverty (MPI) can be mainly attributed to progress in nutrition, schooling, sanitation, clean water, electricity, banking services, and cooking fuel. Pure water reached every … 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
Electricity consumers of Bihar may face the shock of inflation in the new year. Bihar State Electricity Regulatory Commission has accepted the petition of power companies to increase electricity rates in the state from April 2024. The electricity company has proposed an increase of 4.38 percent. On Tuesday, commission members Arun Kumar Sinha and Parshuram … 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
Continuous work is being done to improve the power system in Bihar. Smart meters are being installed rapidly. Better electricity connections are being provided to consumers. Despite this, there are many people who are not desisting from stealing electricity. A similar case of electricity theft has come to light from Muzaffarpur. The matter came to … 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
Patna. Buxar’s Chausa Thermal Power Plant will start producing commercial electricity by March 2024. Bihar will get 561 MW power from the first 660 MW unit out of two units of 1320 MW each. This will generate a total of 1320 MW electricity. There is a plan to further increase the power generation capacity to … Read more