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| Company type | Statutory Board |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electricity Generation, Electricity Transmission, Electricity Distribution |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Headquarters | Patna, India |
Area served | Bihar |
| Products | Electricity |
Number of employees | 14,850 (2012) |
| Parent | Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL) |
| Website | bsphcl |
Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (or BSPHCL), also known as erstwhile Bihar State Electricity Board (or BSEB) is a state-owned electricity regulation board operating within the state of Bihar in India.[1][2] Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) was established in 1958 as a statutory corporation under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948. As of November 2012, BSEB has nearly 1,700 officers and 14,850 employees. The derated capacity comes to just 530 MW. The BSEB was unbundeled on August 2, 2011.[3] Power Finance Corporation was the main consultant for BSEB's restructuring.[4][5]
BSEB is unbundled into 5 parts namely Bihar State Power Generation Co. Ltd. (Generation business), Bihar State Power Transmission Co. Ltd. -BSPTCL(Transmission Business)[6], North Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd. & South Bihar Distribution Co. Ltd. (both in distribution business) & Bihar State Power Holding Co. Ltd.(apex holding Company), vide Bihar State Electricity Reforms Transfer Scheme, 2012 vide notification 17 dated 30.10.2012. (reference: BERC tariff Order 15.03.2013).
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Main article: Barauni Thermal Power Station |
The Units 1 to 5 are retired and Unit 7 is under maintenance. (ref: BERC tariff order 15.03.2013). The Unit 6 is running at 9.08% PLF & Station Heat Rate 3981 kCal/ kWh against ideal numbers (85% & 2500 kCal/ kWh). Unit 6 is also proposed for Renovation and Modernization. The Generation tariff is calculated at Rs. 4.59/ kWh. Market prices at exchanges in October'2013 is 2.70 to 3.20/ kWh, making it a burden to run BTPS on BSPHCL.
BTPS is located in Barauni.The renovation and maintenance (R&M) work at Bihar's lone Barauni Thermal power station (BTPS) was to be completed by 2013 end.[7] In July 2012, BSEB awarded a 30 months contract to Mcnally Bharat Engineering Company for manufacturing, supply, erection, inland transportation and insurance of equipment, materials and mandatory spares for Ganga Water Supply Package for Barauni Thermal Power Station.The contract will be executed in thermal power station's "Phase - 1 (2 X 110 MW) and phase II ( 2 X 250 MW) at a price of ₹115.5 crore.In March 2013,Centre assured to provide coal linkage to Barauni thermal power Plant.[8]
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Main article: Kanti thermal power station |
MTPS is located in Kanti, Muzaffarpur. It is now a joint venture of BSEB and NTPC since 2006. According to a December 2002 document of the Union power ministry, BTPS and MTPS were among the worst-performing power plants in India.[9]
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Main article: Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station |
This NTPC plant is located in Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur, Bihar.
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Main article: Barh Super Thermal Power Station |
Around 3,300MW of coal-generated power is being added at Barh near Patna in Bihar, India. 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.[10] 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). The first unit(660 MW) of NTPC Barh was expected to start by June 2013.[11][12][13] NTPC Barh is set to start power generation from unit-1 of stage 2 in October 2013.[14] 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.
Koshi Hydel Power Station has been handed over to Bihar State Hydel Power Corporation on Nov 11, 2003.
There are 45 power sub-stations.[15][16] The eight grids supply around 500MW of power to the state capital.
In October 2002, BSEB detected financial irregularities worth about ₹1 crore in issuing materials far in excess of requirement to M/s Bihar Transmission Limited for the construction of Gaighat link line and Fatuha-Khagaul transmission line during 1993-96.
Nabinagar Power Generation Company Ltd(NPGCL), a joint venture of NTPC Ltd and BSEB, is setting up the 1,980 MW Nabinagar Supercritical Thermal Power Project (STPP) in Nabinagar, Aurangabad,Bihar.[17][18]BHEL bagged a ₹2,854-crore contract for supply of the steam generator package for three coal-fired thermal units of 660 MW each with supercritical parameters.TRF Ltd, a Tata Group company, has won a ₹360.47-crore order from Nabinagar Power Generating Company Pvt. Ltd for designing, engineering, manufacturing, supplying, erecting, testing and commissioning of a coal handling plant for a 3 x 660MW coal-based super thermal power project coming up at Nabinagar. The coal handling plant will be designed to run at a capacity of 3,630 tonne per hour.In March 2013, Alstom was awarded a contract worth approximately $115 million by Bharat Heavy BHEL, to supply components for three units of 660 MW supercritical boilers of NPGCL.Alstom India will supply transformers for NTPC’s Supercritical Nabinagar Power Project,by winning a Rs 105 crore order that covers design, engineering, manufacture, supply, testing, erection and commissioning of generator transformers and associated power transformers and shunt reactor. The Nabingar power transformer package is due to be delivered by October 2017.[19]
Government of India has decided to reduce the capacity of proposed Nuclear Power Plant at Rajauli, Nawada by half.[citation needed]
Karbigahia thermal power station will be developed as the first ever 'Energy Park' in Bihar.[24]
In September 2012, 43 projects of rural electrification have been sanctioned for Bihar under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).[citation needed]