The 110 MW unit II of Muzzafarpur Thermal Power station (Stage I ) of Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited and the first 660 MW unit of NTPC's Barh Super Thermal Power Station commenced commercial generation with the declaration of Commercial Operation by Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State ( Independent charge) for Power, Coal, New& Renewable Energy, in Bihar today. Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi, Chief Minister of Bihar presided over the functions. The Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Union Minister for Agriculture, Shri Radha Mohan Singh, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Shri Ram Kripal Yadav were the guests of honour at the above functions. Leading dignitaries from the State of Bihar , officials from Ministry of Power, State Government and NTPC attended the functions.
Situated at Kanti in Distt. Muzzafarpur in Bihar Muzzafarpur Thermal Power Station belongs to Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam a subsidiary of NTPC ( 65%) in Joint Venture with Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd (35%). Leading dignitaries from the State of Bihar were present on the occasion. Muzzafarpur Thermal Power station with a capacity of 2X110 MW was owned by BSEB both the units were under shut down. In order to revive the station, Govt. of Bihar handed over the station to a JV company formed by BSEB and NTPC. Project has 2 X 195 MW capacity under construction at present. Bihar will get 484MW from the project (220 MW from stage-I and 264 MW from stage II) which is 80% of the project capacity.
NTPC - Barh shall have ultimate capacity of 3300 MW capacity in two stages ( Stage1 :3X660 MW and Stage II : 2X660 MW).Situated in Patna Distt of Bihar, the project is identified to benefit Bihar and eastern region states. The Ministry of Power, Govt of India has allocated 50% power of stage-II and 26.42% power of stage-I to home state Bihar, balance has been allocated to States of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Sikkim.
NTPC presently has a capacity of over 3200 MW in Bihar from Kahalgaon( 2340MW) , Muzzafarpur I (220 MW) and Barh II (660MW). Total capacity under construction 6010 MW, from Barh-I, 1980 MW, Barh II - 660MW ( unit V), Nabinagar ( subsidiary of NTPC)- 1000MW, Muffaarpur II ( subsidiary of NTPC )- 390MW and Nabinagar I ( JV with BSEB) 1980MW. Current allocation of power to the state from NTPC 1864 MW, in coming years NTPC shall provide 3622 MW of power from its upcoming stations.
NTPC has an installed capacity of 43128 MW through 16 coal based, 7 gas based, 7 solar renewable and 7 Joint Venture power stations. The company has over 22,000 MW projects under construction at its various projects located across the country. NTPC has a vision to be the world's largest and best power producer, powering India's growth. NTPC contributes more than 25 percent of electricity in the country, with about 18% percent of India's installed capacity. Long term Corporate Plan of the company envisages a vision of becoming a 128000MW company by 2032 with 28% capacity from non-fossil sources.
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Situated at Kanti in Distt. Muzzafarpur in Bihar Muzzafarpur Thermal Power Station belongs to Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam a subsidiary of NTPC ( 65%) in Joint Venture with Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd (35%). Leading dignitaries from the State of Bihar were present on the occasion. Muzzafarpur Thermal Power station with a capacity of 2X110 MW was owned by BSEB both the units were under shut down. In order to revive the station, Govt. of Bihar handed over the station to a JV company formed by BSEB and NTPC. Project has 2 X 195 MW capacity under construction at present. Bihar will get 484MW from the project (220 MW from stage-I and 264 MW from stage II) which is 80% of the project capacity.
NTPC - Barh shall have ultimate capacity of 3300 MW capacity in two stages ( Stage1 :3X660 MW and Stage II : 2X660 MW).Situated in Patna Distt of Bihar, the project is identified to benefit Bihar and eastern region states. The Ministry of Power, Govt of India has allocated 50% power of stage-II and 26.42% power of stage-I to home state Bihar, balance has been allocated to States of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Sikkim.
NTPC presently has a capacity of over 3200 MW in Bihar from Kahalgaon( 2340MW) , Muzzafarpur I (220 MW) and Barh II (660MW). Total capacity under construction 6010 MW, from Barh-I, 1980 MW, Barh II - 660MW ( unit V), Nabinagar ( subsidiary of NTPC)- 1000MW, Muffaarpur II ( subsidiary of NTPC )- 390MW and Nabinagar I ( JV with BSEB) 1980MW. Current allocation of power to the state from NTPC 1864 MW, in coming years NTPC shall provide 3622 MW of power from its upcoming stations.
NTPC has an installed capacity of 43128 MW through 16 coal based, 7 gas based, 7 solar renewable and 7 Joint Venture power stations. The company has over 22,000 MW projects under construction at its various projects located across the country. NTPC has a vision to be the world's largest and best power producer, powering India's growth. NTPC contributes more than 25 percent of electricity in the country, with about 18% percent of India's installed capacity. Long term Corporate Plan of the company envisages a vision of becoming a 128000MW company by 2032 with 28% capacity from non-fossil sources.
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