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Electricity
CM Opens Four Power Grid Stations 
Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday inaugurated four power grid stations and 26 power sub-stations to further strengthen and expand the state's system for transmission, distribution and use of power by consumers.
By Tiwari, Section Electricity
Nitish said that with this commissioning, the state has developed a capacity to transmit and distribute 5700 MW of power. The state's existing transmission and distribution system could facilitate the use of only 700-800 MW of power. "It is a big leap for the state," the CM said, adding: "It would take three to four years to generate so much of power that fulfils the state's demand and the BSEB also sells the remaining power to other states. We are working on this line. The projects are on the floor. But the completion will take time three to four years. It is not a fairy tale. It is a reality." Source: Times Of India CM opens four power grid stations Posted on Fri Aug 27, 2010 at 03:24:17 AM EST
State Faces Power Regulation
Power-starved Bihar is facing the threat of power regulation by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in view of its outstanding dues to the tune of Rs 400 crore against Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB).
By Tiwari, Section Electricity
NTPC has been giving `repeated' reminders to BSEB to pay the arrears of at least 60 days to avoid regulation. As per an agreement, BSEB's monthly letter of credit (LC) to the NTPC is Rs 140 crore as against its monthly billing of Rs 220-240 crore. An LC is a guarantee of assured payment as a bank, acting as an intermediary, undertakes to make the payment. According to a senior BSEB official, BSEB is likely to pay its dues in few instalments. BSEB generates a monthly revenue of nearly Rs 180 crore while the government gives Rs 90 crore as subsidy to it per month. "We are facing this problem because of increasing demand of power. Power consumers are not in a habit of making regular payment to BSEB. As a result, we are cash-starved,'' said another official. The cash crisis deepened following the recent payment of Rs 500 crore to NTPC as its imported coal fee. A desperate BSEB has now written to the Nepal government, seeking payment of its dues to the tune of nearly Rs 20 crore. As per an international cooperation agreement, it is mandatory for BSEB to provide 70 MW of power to Nepal every day. To minimise its financial burden, BSEB has sent its tariff revision proposal to Bihar State Electricity Regulatory Commission for approval. The commission is examining the proposal. Source: Times Of India State faces power regulation Posted on Thu Aug 19, 2010 at 11:11:05 PM EST
Areva To Deliver Eastern Grid Sub-Station To Power Grid in Bihar
India's central transmission utility Power Grid Corporation has contracted out the construction 765 kV extra high voltage sub-station in Sasaram, Bihar, to Areva T&D, the Indian subsidiary of the French industrial conglomerate and nuclear power giant Areva.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Electricity
The new sub-station to be built by Areva at a contract value of ts110 crore, is one of the critical sub-stations in the 'eastern grid' of the country and will be located in Sasaram, Bihar. With this order, Areva T&D India will build eight 765 kV sub-stations out of the 17 awarded by Power Grid to date. Areva T&D builds high- and medium-voltage substations and develop technologies to manage power grids. According to Rathin Basu, managing director, Areva, the Indian equipment supplier is developing a country-wide extra and ultra high voltage transmission network in the 765 kV EHV segment. Source: www.domain-b.com Areva to deliver eastern grid sub-station to Power Grid in Bihar Posted on Tue Aug 10, 2010 at 12:59:47 AM EST
Snag In Underground Cable Hits Power Supply
An underground 33KV power supply cable from Jakkanpur to Sinchai Bhawan developed snag on Friday plunging many areas of the state capital into darkness. The Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB), however, acted quickly and power was restored in most of the areas within a few hours after alternative arrangements were made.
Incidentally, it is now five days that the cable fault is yet to be rectified as the cable fault locator machine too is out of order and is in need of repair. This machine still belongs to Power Grid and it can be rectified only after technicians from Kolkata reach here. "Experts have been summoned to rectify the snag and hopefully the task will be completed in a day or two," said PESU GM S K P Singh. By the time the machine is rectified, an alternative cable is now ready on which the load can be transferred, said the PESU official. Source: Times Of India Snag in underground cable hits power supply Click On "Full Story" For More... (355 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section ElectricityPosted on Tue Aug 03, 2010 at 11:06:41 PM EST
Govt Sanctions Rs 15 cr Loan To BSEB
For strengthening the power distribution system, the state government has decided to sanction Rs 15 crore to the Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) for 2010-11 as loan. This was stated by deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi.
By Tiwari, Section Electricity
Modi said that the finance department has also okayed the state government's proposal in this regard. He said that amount has been sanctioned for purchasing transformers so that they could be kept in central, circle and divisional store house so that out of order and burnt transformers could be replaced within 24 hours in urban areas and 72 hours in rural areas. The BSEB with the help of this loan would ensure regular supply of power by bringing a change in power distribution system, the deputy CM said. Source: Times Of India Govt sanctions Rs 15 cr loan to BSEB Posted on Thu Jul 15, 2010 at 01:12:57 AM EST
Agonizing Wait For Power Over, BSEB Replace All Burnt Transformers Within 24 Hours
Finally there is some good news for power consumers. They will no longer have to go without power for long hours due to burnt power transformers. The Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) has geared up to replace those within 24 hours.
"Power consumers will no longer have to wait for hours to get a burnt transformer replaced. Any power transformer which needs to be replaced will be changed immediately and there will be no hassle even in its transportation," said new BSEB chief P K Rai. "Enough fund has been allocated for transportation of faulty transformers to repair workshop and ferrying another transformer to the location where it has to be installed. Strict action will be initiated against powermen who harass consumers for bribe. Not only this, even the capacity of six transformer repairing workshops has been increased from 400 to 700," added Rai. "In fact, my emphasis will be on optimum utilization of existing resources," said the official. The BSEB is also initiating short-term measures to purchase power from the private sector soon. "We have already received tenders for the purpose and at the next board meeting, we will discuss the purchase price etc to implement the same," said the BSEB chief. Source: Times Of India Agonizing wait for power over Click On "Full Story" For More... (422 words in story) Full Story By Tiwari, Section ElectricityPosted on Wed Jul 07, 2010 at 12:02:01 AM EST
After Four Years No Electricity Crisis....
नवीनगर में एनटीपीसी, विद्युत बोर्ड व रेलवे के सहयोग से होगा तीन हजार मेगावाट का उत्पादन
By ugesh sarkar, Section Electricity
 पिछले सप्ताह केन्द्रीय विद्युत राज्यमंत्री भरत सिंह सोलंकी ने पटना में उच्चस्तरीय बैठक कर अधिकारियों को इन तापघरों का निर्माण समय पर किये जाने को लेकर निर्देश दिया। इसके अलावा इन तापघरों के निर्माण को लेकर किये गये अद्यतन कायो की समीक्षा भी की गयी। खासकर औरंगाबाद जिले के नवीनगर में निर्माणाधीन दो तापघरों से 2014 तक उत्पादन शुरू कर दिए जाने का निर्देश दिया। कांटी थर्मल पावर स्टेशन की क्षमता का विस्तार कर वहां दो सौ मेगावाट की एक यूनिट के निर्माण को लेकर आवश्यक प्रक्रियाएं पूरी कर लिये जाने पर खुशी जाहिर की और निर्माण कार्य को निर्धारित अवधि के भीतर करने का निर्देश दिया। औरंगाबाद जिले के नवीनगर में एनटीपीसी, बिहार राज्य विद्युत बोर्ड और रेलवे के सहयोग से दो तापघरों का निर्माण किया जा रहा है। इसमें दो हजार मेगावाट की क्षमता वाले तापघर का निर्माण बिहार विद्युत बोर्ड और एनटीपीसी कर रहा है। इसमें छह सौ साठमेगावाट क्षमता की तीन यूनिटें होंगी, जिसका निर्माण चार वषो के भीतर कर लिया जाएगा। इस तापघर के उत्पादन में बिहार की हिस्सेदारी पचहत्तर प्रतिशत होगी। यानी एक हजार चार सौ पचास मेगावाट बिजली बिहार को मिलेगी। इस तापघर के भूमि खरीदने के लिए विद्युत बोर्ड और एनटीपीसी ने एक अरब तिहत्तर करोड़ रुपये औरंगाबाद जिला प्रशासन के यहां जमा कर दिया है। जमीन का चयन भी बोर्ड एवं एनटीपीसी के अधिकारियों ने कर लिया है। इसी तरह नवीनगर में ही रेलवे और एनटीपीसी के सहयोग से एक हजार मेगावाट की क्षमता वाले एक अन्य तापघर का भी निर्माण तीन वषो के भीतर कर लिए जाने की संभावना है। इस तापघर में उत्पादन शुरू होने के बाद बोर्ड को दस प्रतिशत यानी एक सौ मेगावाट बिजली मिलने लगेगी। कांटी थर्मल पावर स्टेशन की क्षमता के विस्तार का भी काम शुरू किया जा रहा है। इस तापघर में दो सौ मेगावाट की यूनिट का निर्माण किया जाएगा। उत्पादन शुरू होने के बाद इस प्रदेश को ही पूरी बिजली मिलने लगेगी। अभी इस तापघर में पचास मेगावाट उत्पादन हो रहा है। फिलहाल बिहार विद्युत बोर्ड केन्द्रीय सेक्टर के ताप और पन बिजली घरों से बड़े पैमाने पर बिजली खरीदता है। बावजूद पर्याप्त बिजली नही मिल पा रही है। केन्द्रीय विद्युत मंत्रालय द्वारा निर्धारित एक हजार छह सौ मेगावाट का आवंटन किए जाने के बावजूद प्रतिदिन मुश्किल से एक हजार मेगावाट बिजली मिल पा रही है। बिजली की कमी से बोर्ड समेत पूरा प्रदेश परेशान है। ऐसी परिस्थिति में नवीनगर के दो पावर प्रोजेक्ट बिजली संकट से निजात दिलाएंगे Source: Rashtriya Sahara चार वर्ष बाद बिजली संकट से निजात Posted on Sun Jul 04, 2010 at 10:41:11 PM EST
Unscheduled Power Cuts Anger Patna Residents
In the impending or worsening power crisis in the state, most of the district towns, including the state capital, are badly hit. Most of the areas in the state capital on an average are getting 16 to 18 hours of power and the rest of the day there is power shut either officially or unofficially.
Resentment is brewing among residents on account of unscheduled power cuts on the pretext of both 'planned shutdown', 'emergency shut-down' and 'breakdowns' or faults in power transmission lines. Apart from this, is the scheduled daily loadsheddings, which often stretch to one and a half hour to three hours at a stretch. Not only there is loadshedding, but the shedding continues even after the stroke of midnight with people spending sleepless nights. The Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) engineers and other staff at-tribute this to unusual increase in demand for power which has led to overloading of all transmission feeders and comparatively lesser power availability. "The present state government talks so much about 'vikas' or develop-ment and even our CM is on his Vishwas Yatra. But how can he win the trust of the people when basic infrastructure like power eludes the masses," said a social activist, Ashok Pathak. Source: Times Of India Unscheduled power cuts anger Patna residents Click On "Full Story" For More... (427 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section ElectricityPosted on Sun Jun 13, 2010 at 11:54:32 PM EST
Power Situation Worsens In Bihar
With the soaring mercury coming down on Saturday after mild showers accompanied by thunderstorm hit many places, the already grim power scenario of the state became worse, plunging the entire state into darkness.
By Tiwari, Section Electricity
The Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) authorities, however, could not give a detailed account of the damage till reports last came in. Many transmission lines developed a snag and power was not restored in many parts of the city till late into the night.While the total power available to the state on Saturday was 1,080 MW, the state capital got only 340 MW whereas the requirement is over 500 MW during peak hours, said BSEB spokesperson H R Pandey. Meanwhile, people suffered due to massive power cuts for the entire day and the same situation has been prevailing for the past one week. "We are running short of power as we have to supply power to places like Gaya, Jehanabad, Masaurih, etc. However, we were hopeful of completing the rectification work of damaged transmission towers. But today's thunderstorm has again made the situation difficult," added Pandey. Source: Times Of India Power situation worsens in Bihar Posted on Mon May 17, 2010 at 12:46:03 AM EST
Patna Electric Supply Undertaking (PESU) Privatisation Opposed
The alleged attempt to hand over Patna Electric Supply Undertaking to the management of a private company is being strongly opposed by workers of the Bihar State Electricity Board.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Electricity
Alleging that the BSEB has already finalised the deal, Amarendra Prasad Mishra, general secretary, Bihar-Jharkhand Rajya Vidyut Parishad Field Kamgar Union said the workers will demonstrate against this decision before the Vidyut Bhawan on Monday. The Union is holding its annual meeting on Monday. He alleged that the private company would be recruiting their own staff. "It is a big financial scam. The Board has agreed on a monthly recovery of Rs 39 crore and a price of Rs 1.75 for per unit of power supplied. It is a jugglery of statistics in which the board officials have falsely indicated that the establishment cost of the Board will decline," he alleged. He stressed that the deal does not take into account the losses incurred due to transmission. The Union is also demanding regularization of employees appointed on contract, revised payscales, filling up of the vacancies and promotion of the ITI-trained employees to grade III jobs. The Union has demanded salary for the strike period of 2007, holding of regular departmental exams and free electricity to the employees. Source: jaibihar.com PESU privatisation opposed Posted on Tue Apr 13, 2010 at 11:59:47 PM EST
Bihar To Buy 200 MW Electricity From The Open Market To Meet Demands in The Summer Season
Power-starved Bihar will buy 200 MW of electricity from the open market to meet demands in the summer season, an official Thursday said.
By Tiwari, Section Electricity
The Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) has invited a request for proposals (RFP) from companies across the country for this. 'It was a short-term tender to purchase 200 MW of electricity this year itself,' a BSEB official told IANS here. Bihar is facing an acute power crisis. In the last 24 hours, there have been street protests against power outages in Gaya, Vaishali, Patna, Saran, Motihari, Bhojpur and Kishanganj districts. Bihar receives 800-1,000 MW from the central pool despite an allocation of 1,646 MW per day. Its daily demand is 2,500 to 3,000 MW while it generates about 85-125 MW. 'Keeping this ground reality in view, BSEB had no option but to purchase electricity from the open market,' the official said. According to environmental group Greenpeace India, Bihar's per capita energy consumption is the lowest in the country. Only 30 percent of rural households in the state have been electrified, it says. Source: Sify.com Bihar to buy 200 MW electricity Posted on Fri Apr 09, 2010 at 12:13:48 AM EST
TERI To Help Light Up Bihar Villages
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will help power-starved Bihar light up thousands of village homes with solar energy.
TERI director R.K. Pachauri offered help to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to illuminate homes, which had no access to electricity, with solar lamps. The chief minister showed keen interest in working with TERI, Pachauri told IANS after a seminar here Wednesday night. Pachauri, who is also the head of the UN's Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said solar energy could change the face of Bihar and make the state a model for India and the world to follow. 'Bihar can make a lead in use of solar energy to light up its villages. It will be a big leap for the state and its people, who were forced to live in darkness,' Pachauri said. He said about 1.43 crore families in Bihar were still using kerosene to light up their houses in villages. 'TERI will help Bihar to light up its villages by using solar lamps or solar lanterns,' he said. TERI has launched the 'Light a Billion Lives' project, a campaign to take solar lighting devices around the world to rural communities Source: Sify.com TERI to help light up Bihar villages Click On "Full Story" For More... (377 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section ElectricityPosted on Fri Mar 19, 2010 at 01:11:47 AM EST
Centre To Help UP, Bihar In Modernising Thermal Power Plants
The Centre on Friday promised to help Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in renovation and modernisation of thermal power plants whose plant load factor (PLF) was low.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Electricity
Minister of State for Power Bharatsinh Solanki told the Lok Sabha that the Centre desired that thermal power projects performed well, but it could modernise only those plants acquired by the National Thermal Power Corporation. But if the plants were under joint venture between state government and private parties, then Centre's intervention would not be possible due to finance and management issues, he said during Question Hour. On power generation troubles in Bihar, Solanki said the Centre was providing power to the state under both allocated and unallocated quota. He said the PLF of many old thermal power plants had improved after their renovation in the last four years. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) had prepared a national perspective plan for renovation and modernization till 2016-17, he said. The CEA identified 53 thermal units (7,318 MW) for life extension works and 76 thermal units (18,965 MW) for renovation during 11th Plan and 72 thermal units (16,532 MW) for life extension and 23 thermal units (4,971 M) for renovation during the 12th Plan, he said. The government had estimated a cost of Rs 12,433 crore for life extension works of 23 thermal plants and Rs 4,487 crore for renovation and modernisation of 21 plants under 11th Plan, apart from Rs 28,868 crore for 32 thermal plants' life extension and another Rs 4,971 crore for renovation and modernisation of 8 thermal plants under the 12th Plan. Source: Zeenews.com Centre To Help UP, Bihar In Modernising Thermal Power Plants Posted on Fri Mar 12, 2010 at 12:34:17 AM EST
CESC To Move Pirpainti Power Project Closer To Bihar Capital
RPG flagship company CESC Ltd on Thursday said it has decided to move its proposed power project at Pirpainti (near Bhagalpur) closer to the Bihar capital - Patliputra after running into land acquisition problems.
While CESC had initially earmarked Pirpainti, near Bhagalpur, for its 2,000 MW power generation plant in the state, it has now decided to move the project closer to Patliputra after running into land acquisition problems. But it is yet to confirm the exact location for the proposed project. "Since we are looking at the Patliputra (Patna) distribution circle, it makes sense to move the project closer to the city. The plant will definitely be somewhere in northern Bihar," a spokesperson said. The Kolkata-based company, in July last year, had unveiled its plan to set up a 2,000 MW power generation plant at Pirpainti by opening a new power company, Nalanda Power Company - a 100 percent subsidiary of CESC. Source: Jaibihar.com CESC to move Pirpainti power project closer to Bihar capital Click On "Full Story" For More... (328 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section ElectricityPosted on Thu Mar 11, 2010 at 10:18:19 PM EST
Jaiswal Approves Fuel Iinkages To Power Units In Bihar, UP
In a move that will help improve power situation in states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has approved fuel linkages to 11 new thermal projects coming up in these power-deficit states.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Electricity
"Coal linkages for the 11 supercritical units of 660 MW each, which would come up in the XIIth Plan-Period (2012-17) have been sanctioned," a top coal ministry official said. These 11 units include nine units of NTPC's power plants at Nabinagar in Bihar (3x660 MW), Meja in Uttar Pradesh (2x660 MW), Solapur (2x660 MW) and Mouda (2x660 MW), both in Maharashtra, and two units of Damodar Valley Corporation's Raghunathpur plant in West Bengal. "Coal Minister actively pursued the matter and finally approved the coal supply linkages to these units to especially meet the power deficit of states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar," the official said. Source: PTI Jaiswal approves fuel linkages to power units in Bihar, UP Posted on Thu Mar 04, 2010 at 09:56:25 PM EST
11 Power Plant Proposals Okayed
State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) has cleared 11 investment proposals worth Rs 2,740 crore for producing electricity through non-conventional means in Bihar. The combined generation capacity of these 11 units would be 585 MW.
Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi told the Bihar legislative council about it on Monday while replying to a special debate on environment pollution. Modi said, the government hopes to get more such proposals as the state would soon have a policy for non-conventional energy. "The draft policy would soon be sent for cabinet approval," Modi added. Regarding outdated vehicles which the members cited as one of the major contributors to pollution, Modi said movement of commercial vehicles not meeting Bharat II emission norms would be prohibited on Patna's Bailey Road, to begin with. "Steps would be taken to phase out all such vehicles from the city," he said.
Source: Times Of India click On "Full Story" For More... (349 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section ElectricityPosted on Sun Feb 21, 2010 at 10:51:13 PM EST
Bihar, NTPC Sign Deal For 1900 MW Power
he Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) has signed a power purchase agreement with NTPC to buy 1900 MW additional power per day.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Electricity
The state would purchase 85 per cent power from the NTPC's 2×195 MW Kanti (Muzaffarpur) thermal plant, 75 per cent from the 3×660 MW Nabinagar (Aurangabad) power plant and another 100 MW from the 1000 MW joint venture project of NTPC and Railways at Nabinagar. The effective implementation of the agreement will commence in a phase-wise manner from 2012. The state currently Bihar receives 800-1,000 MW from the central pool despite the scheduled allocation of 1,553 MW per day. Source: Jai Bihar.com Bihar, NTPC sign deal for 1900 MW power Posted on Sat Jan 23, 2010 at 10:22:10 PM EST
Power-Starved Bihar To Purchase 1,500 MW From Open Market
Power-starved Bihar will purchase 1,500 MW of electricity from the open market before summer.
The Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) had last year invited a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase power from the open market. 'The response has been tremendous,' Bihar Power Minister Ramashray Prasad Singh told IANS. Added a board official: 'The BSEB has now extended the date (to receive bids) of the RFP in view of the response.' The official said BSEB was hopeful of sourcing power from companies in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Chhattishgarh or Orissa. Bihar receives 800-1,000 MW from the central pool despite the scheduled allocation of 1,553 MW per day. Its daily demand is 2,000-2,500 MW. Source: Sify.com Power-starved Bihar to purchase 1,500 MW from open market Click On "Full Story" For More... (325 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section ElectricityPosted on Thu Jan 21, 2010 at 01:44:03 AM EST
Thermal Power Plant Sanctioned In Bihar
The Bihar government today gave its nod to a proposal from a private firm to set up a thermal power plant at Kochar under Barun police station in Bihar's Aurangabad district.
By ugesh sarkar, Section Electricity
The decision was taken at the first ever meeting of the state cabinet on the Ratnagiri hills here, Cabinet Secretary Girish Shankar said. Source: PTI Thermal power plant sanctioned in Bihar Posted on Tue Dec 29, 2009 at 09:50:42 PM EST
Power Situation Unlikely To Improve In Another Five Years
Bihar has not made any substantial progress in the energy sector during the last four years. Out of the villages in Bihar, only 5,928 energized villages have been handed over so far.
Out of the 28 investment proposals to the tune of over Rs 83,551 crore for setting up new thermal power stations, none has led to investment in the power sector. Bihar is unlikely to improve in the power sector for another five years. According to official sources, as many as 11 major private players had shown keen interest in setting up coal-based thermal power stations in the state. All these private firms, including Essar, Tata and Reliance, had submitted their tenders yielding Rs 11 lakh to the Bihar State Electricity Board in 2008. But none of these proposals could materialize, said a retired BSEB chairman on the condition of anonymity. During the last four years, Haryana has even set up 5,000 MW thermal power station in which two plants have even started generating power. But to date Bihar has not made any headway on this front, said an official. Source: Times Of India Power situation unlikely to improve in another five years Click On "Full Story" For More... (464 words in story) Full Story By ugesh sarkar, Section ElectricityPosted on Tue Nov 24, 2009 at 02:09:49 AM EST
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