Nabinagar Thermal Power Project
The Nabinagar Thermal Power Project (NTPP) of Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited (BRBCL) is a joint venture of NTPC Limited and Indian Railways to install a 1,000 MW thermal power plant at Nabinagar in Aurangabad district, Bihar, India. The equity portions of NTPC and Indian Railways will be 74 per cent and 26 per cent respectively. The joint venture agreement was signed on 6 November 2007 and the company was incorporated on 22 November 2007.
Need for the plant
The Railways need the plant because of the demands of a globalising economy and mega projects of the Railways such as the planned Dedicated Freight Corridors across the country. The electricity from this plant will be utilized by Indian Railways for running electric trains in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in the eastern and western regions of the country. The Union Cabinet of India has, in view of the high tariff charged by State Electricity Boards (SEB), approved the Railways' proposal for using direct power supply from Central generating agencies from the 15 per cent unallocated central share of power. Railways are saving about Rs. 50 crore per annum due to implementation of these schemes for using direct power supply from NTPC/Central generating agencies.
Location
The project site is situated on a State highway which is 25 km south of NH-2 from Barun, 9 km from ‘Nabinagar Road’ Railway Station and 100 km from Gaya Airport.
Inputs
Water requirement for the project is 60 cusec which is allocated from the upper stream of the Sone River (Indrapuri Barrage). Coal requirement for the project is 5 MTPA. The coal linkage of 5 MTPA has been accorded from Pachra & Pachra south block, North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) which is approx. 215km from the project site.
Beneficiaries
The beneficiaries for the power generated from NTPP are : Indian Railways - 90 % and Bihar State - 10 %. PPA has been signed with both of the beneficiaries. [1][2]
Installed capacity
| Unit | Capacity (In MW) | Date of Commissioning | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 250 | Commission stats | |
| 2 | 250 | Under Erection | |
| 3 | 250 | Under Erection | |
| 4 | 250 | Under Erection | |
| Total | 1000 |
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