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NTPC, Barauni Or Barauni Thermal Power Station is an existing 720 megawatt coal-fired power station earlier owned by
Bihar State Electricity Board
Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL), formerly Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) is a state-owned electricity regulation board operating within the state of Bihar in India. BSEB was established in 1958 as a statutory corporation ...
(BSEB)and currently by
NTPC Limited
NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India which is engaged in generation of electricity and ...
. The power station is located at Barauni in Begusarai district, Bihar, India.
Barauni thermal power station in Bihar came into existence in association with the Russian collaboration and came into operation in the year 1962.
Bihar Government was mulling over the idea to hand over Barauni Thermal Power Station to NTPC Limited. On 17 April 2018, Bihar state cabinet, headed by chief minister
Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician, who is serving as Chief Minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previous held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. The leader of the Janata Dal (Unite ...
, gave its nod to handing over of Barauni Thermal Power Station to
National Thermal Power Corporation
NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India which is engaged in generation of electricity and ...
. On 15 May 2018, Bihar Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to hand over the thermal plant to
National Thermal Power Corporation
NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India which is engaged in generation of electricity and ...
for a 33- years lease.
East Central Railway
The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 Zones and divisions of Indian Railways, railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur railway division, Sonpur, Samastipur railway division, Samastipur, ...
will provide uninterrupted supply of coal to thermal power station. NTPC completed the acquisition of 720 MW Barauni thermal power plant with effect from 15 December 2018. The units of Barauni power station will be progressively put under commercial operation. On 27 November 2021, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar inaugurated 250 Megawatts Powerhouse Unit in Barauni Thermal Power Station.
History
The Barauni Thermal Station was established with the technical help of
Yugoslavia
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and
Poland
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, while the
USA
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helped finance the project. The foundation stone of the Barauni station was laid by late
Dr. Krishna Singh, first Chief Minister of Bihar on January 26, 1960.
Unit No. 1, 2 & 3 of 15MW units at the plant, which were commissioned in the early to mid-1960s have been decommissioned.
Barauni Thermal power station was set up in 86.85 acres, ash yard was set up in 340 acres and Residential colony was set up in 139.25 acres.Unit III and II, supplied by a Yugoslavian company on a turnkey basis, was commissioned in 1963 while Unit I was commissioned by the end of 1966. All the three units were of 15MW.The total capital investment was Rs. 6.7 crore. Unit III was shut down in 1983 after 1,13,013 hours and 39 minutes of operation and Unit I and II was shut down in 1985 after operation of 64,658 hours and 52 minutes, and 94,752 hours and 54 minutes respectively.
Unit No. 4 & 5 of 50 MW each, which are Polish made, Total capital investment in construction of both the units ran to 20.69 crore. Both the units were shut down in 1995 after operation of 1,07,399 hours and 21 minutes, and 76,150 hours and 49 minutes respectively."
BSEB states that it proposed recommissioning the units but the
Central Electricity Authority
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) was a body that managed and operated the electricity supply industry in England and Wales between 1 April 1955 and 31 December 1957. The CEA replaced the earlier British Electricity Authority (BEA) as a r ...
"declared revival/R&M of these units not Techno-economically viable." Thus these units stand retired.
To meet the rising demand and rapid growth of industry in the region, further extension of the power station was contemplated by adding two units of 110 MW each. The foundation stone for which was laid in 1976 by the Chief Minister of Bihar, Dr.
Jagannath Mishra
Jagannath Mishra (24 June 1937 – 19 August 2019) was an Indian politician who served as Chief Minister of Bihar and as Minister in the Union Cabinet. He was also Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha between 1988 - 1990 and 1994 - 2000. His invo ...
. Unit VI was commissioned in 1983 and Unit VII in 1985.Unit No. 6 which was supplied by BHEL was renovated & modernized.
Unit No. 7 which too was supplied by Bharat Heavy Electricals was also renovated.
Commercial generation of 110 MW electricity started from Unit 7 on 4 November 2016. The unit started generation after NTPC takeover from 23.05.2019. The tariff of Barauni Thermal power station will be determined by CERC.
Commercial generation of 250 MW electricity started from Unit 8 in January 2018.
While commercial generation of 250 MW electricity started from Unit 9 in November 2021.
Capacity
See also
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Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited
Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL), formerly Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) is a state-owned electricity regulation board operating within the state of Bihar in India. BSEB was established in 1958 as a statutory corporation ...
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Kanti thermal power station
References
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Coal-fired power stations in Bihar
Barauni
1962 establishments in Bihar
Energy infrastructure completed in 1962