Bihar
Bihar signs agreement with REC for power distribution revamp
- Sep 15, 2022
Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd (BSPHCL) recently signed an agreement with REC Ltd to improve operational efficiencies of the state’s power discoms and to cut AT&C losses. Accordingly, Bihar state discoms will receive financial assistance as part of Read more
PGCIL emerges successful bidder for ER-NER transmission scheme
- Sep 1, 2022
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has announced that it has emerged as the successful bidder for an interstate transmission scheme spread over eastern and northeastern India, awarded under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) mechanism. In a brief Read more
Bihar discoms see sharp improvement in revenue collection
- Aug 29, 2022
Discoms in Bihar have been able to generate daily revenue of Rs.3 crore per day, thanks to the over 10 lakh smart prepaid meters installed under the Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP), spearheaded by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd Read more
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