Barh Super Thermal Power Station or NTPC Barh is located in Barh the Indian state of Bihar.NTPC is India's largest power-generating company with its current output being 32,500 MW.The then PM, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had laid the foundation stone of the main plant of stage-1 of NTPC Barh on March 6, 1999. Former Union power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde had inaugurated the main plant house of stage-2 of NTPC Barh on May 29, 2006.Around 3,300MW of coal-generated power is being added at Barh near Patna in Bihar, India.[1] The three-unit 1,980MW Barh I are being built by Russian firm Technopromoexport (TPE), and the other two-unit 1,320MW Barh II extension are being built by BHEL. Barh has been named a mega power project, and is owned by Indian energy company NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation).NTPC Barh is set to start power generation from unit-1 of stage 2 in October 2013.[2] However, commercial generation from this 660MW unit is expected by December 2013.On October 12,2013,660MW unit of NTPC Barh was synchronized with grid.[3][4][5] The total approved cost of stage 2 (unit 1) plant is Rs 7,688.12 crore.The total approved cost of stage 1 (660MWx3) has Rs 8,692.97 crore. IWAI received bids for coal movement for NTPC's Barh project.[6] The plant is to produce 3,300MW of power at a cost of over Rs 26,000 crore.[7][8][9]
