Bihar
Bihar crosses 1-million smart meter milestone
- Aug 26, 2022
Bihar has become the first Indian state to cross the milestone of deploying 1 million smart meters. According to an official Union power ministry tweet, Bihar has become the first state to complete the installation of 1 million smart Read more
Genus Power Infrastructures: Order book touches Rs.1,855 crore
- Aug 8, 2022
The outstanding order book of Genus Power Infrastructures stood at Rs.1,855 crore, as of June 30, 2022, as against Rs.1,080 crore as of end-March 2022, the company said in an investor presentation. According to Jitendra Kumar Agarwal, Joint Managing Read more
SJVN’s Buxar thermal power project records progress
- Jul 26, 2022
SJVN’s under-construction 1,320-mw thermal power project in Bihar has recorded progress, a release from SJVN said. On July 25, 2022, Nand Lal Sharma, CMD, SJVN, inaugurated the commissioning of the electric overhead traveler (EOT) crane and erection of low-pressure Read more
Godrej & Boyce commissions Bihar’s first-ever 400kV GIS substation
- Jun 4, 2022
The Power Infrastructure & Renewable Energy (PIRE) business unit of Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd has commissioned what is believed to be the first-ever 400kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation in Bihar. In a release, Godrej Read more
NTPC commissions Unit-3 of Nabinagar power plant
- May 31, 2022
NTPC has announced that Unit-3 of its 3x660-mw Nabinagar power plant in Bihar has started commercial operations. The coal-fired power plant running supercritical technology is owned by Nabinagar Power Generating Company Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Read more
Lord’s Mark Industries to partner mega solar lighting project in Bihar
- May 24, 2022
Lord's Mark Industries, as the sole channel partner to Philips India, will be involved with the development of a mega solar-powered street lighting project in Bihar. The project will be implemented through Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) – Read more
SJVN flags off turbine dispatch to Buxar power project
- Jan 1, 2022
SJVN Ltd has flagged off the dispatch of a turbine-generator to be deployed at the company’s upcoming power project at Buxar in Bihar. In a release, SJVN said that the turbine-generator will be deployed at Unit-1 of the 2x660-mw Read more
Bihar leads in prepaid energy meter deployment
- Dec 25, 2021
Bihar—a state traditionally known for its impoverished power value chain—is today India’s leading state with respect to prepaid meter deployment. According to information tabled in the recently-concluded Winter Session of Parliament, Read more
Work on SJVN’s Buxar power plant (Unit-2) inaugurated
- Nov 24, 2021
Project work on SJVN’s Buxar thermal power plant (Unit-2) in Bihar was recently inaugurated at the hands of the company’s CMD, Nand Lal Sharma, in a virtual function. The 1,320-mw coal-fired power plant is equipped with two units Read more
Commercial operations of Nabinagar power plant (Unit 3) delayed
- Sep 27, 2021
Unit-3 of the 3x660-mw Nabinagar super thermal power project in Bihar is facing delays in starting commercial operations. The said unit had achieved grid synchronization on March 28, 2021 and it was expected to start commercial operations within six Read more