Lok Sabha Question No. 1086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Setting up of Thermal Power Plants in Bihar
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Ranjan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1086 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026

## SETTING UP OF THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN BIHAR

†1086.  SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has discussed any plan with the State Government of Bihar to set up Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) and gas-based power plants including multi-purpose dam based power projects, small hydro power projects in rivers like Koshi,  Mahananda  and  Karamnasa  in  view  of  voltage  fluctuation,  load  shedding, tripping  and  power  cut  in  crop  season  and  shortage  of  24X7  reliable  power  for industries in the Koshi-Simanchal region of the Bihar; and

- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) & (b) : As  per  Section  7  of  Electricity  Act,  2003  power  generation  is  a  delicensed activity in the country and any generating company may establish, operate and  maintain  a  generating  station  without  requiring  a  license  under  this  Act  if  it complies with the technical standards relating to connectivity with the grid.

Coal Based Thermal Capacity of 3060 MW is under construction in the State of Bihar. The Unit wise detail is as follows:

| S.No.                                        | Project Name                                 | Implementing Agency                          | Sector                                       | Unit No.                                     |   Capacity (MW) |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1                                            | Buxar TPP                                    | SJVN                                         | Central                                      | U-2                                          |             660 |
| 2                                            | Nabinagar STPP, St-II                        | NTPC                                         | Central                                      | U-4                                          |             800 |
| 3                                            | Nabinagar STPP, St-II                        | NTPC                                         | Central                                      | U-5                                          |             800 |
| 4                                            | Nabinagar STPP, St-II                        | NTPC                                         | Central                                      | U-6                                          |             800 |
| Total Coal Based Capacity Under Construction | Total Coal Based Capacity Under Construction | Total Coal Based Capacity Under Construction | Total Coal Based Capacity Under Construction | Total Coal Based Capacity Under Construction |            3060 |

Further, 2,400 MW (3 X 800 MW) coal based thermal power project at Pirpainti, Bhagalpur  is  being  setup  by  a  private  developer,  awarded  through  Tariff  Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB).

In the last five years, only one Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Hydroelectric Project, namely Dagmara (130.1 MW) on Koshi river, in the State of Bihar, was received in Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for concurrence. The DPR was received in CEA in June 2021; however, the same was returned in January 2022 due to very high tariff.

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