Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project
| Nabinagar Power Generating Company | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Nabinagar Power Generating Company | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Aurangabad district, Bihar |
| Coordinates | 24°45′N 84°22′E / 24.75°N 84.37°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2011 |
| Commission date | under construction |
| Owner(s) | NTPC |
| Operator(s) | Nabinagar Power Generating Company |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | under construction |
| Make and model | BHEL and Alstom |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,980 MW upcoming |
Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project is a coal-based thermal power plant located at Sivanpur village in Nabinagar taluk in Aurangabad district, Bihar. It was conceptualised in 1989 by the then Chief Minister of Bihar Satyendra Narayan Sinha who sent the [1] proposal to set up a NTPC's super thermal power project at Nabinagar in Bihar's Aurangabad district to then Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi; but the project went into limbo as the following state governments failed to follow it. In 2007, Manmohan Singh's[2] government finally put a stamp of approval on it.
The power plant is owned by the Nabinagar Power Generating Company[3][4]- initially a 50:50 joint venture between NTPC Limited and Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited.[5] The Nabinagar plant will have capacity of 4380 MW( 660MW X 6).[6] The project's generation capacity initially was to be 3960 MW but in 2016,[7] the production capacity was increased to 4380 MW.[8] Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project will be third largest power project in India, after 4700 MW Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station (Singrauli) and maharashtra belar.
This Super Thermal Power Project is spread over 2970 acres, which includes 150 acre of land for the township and 63 acres of land for construction of rail corridor.[9] On 17 April 2018, Bihar state cabinet , headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar, gave its nod to handing over of Nabinagar Power Generating Company to National Thermal Power Corporation.[10] On 15 May 2018, Bihar Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to hand over the thermal plant to National Thermal Power Corporation for a 33- years lease.[11][12][13] For the Nabinagar plant’s Bihar would get 78% of the electricity generated from the plant, while UP would get 11%, jharkhand 3 % and Sikkim 1%.
Capacity
The planned capacity of the power plant in 1980 MW (3x660 MW). Unit-1 with capacity to generate 660MW, is scheduled to be commissioned in Dec'18.[14]
| Stage | Unit Number | Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 660 | Dec'18 | Under construction |
| 1st | 2 | 660 | Mar'19 | Under construction |
| 1st | 3 | 660 | May'20 | Under construction |
Future expansion
There is a plan to add three units of 800 MW each at the site in future.
See also
References
- ^ "S N Sinha's brainchild NTPC project gets approval". Hindustan Times. India. Retrieved 23 February 2007.
- ^ "PM DR MANMOHAN SINGH APPROVES NTPC PROJECT IN BIHAR PROMISED BY THEN CM SN SINHA". Hindustan Times. India. Retrieved 23 February 2007.
- ^ "NTPC to take over Kanti, Nabinagar JV plants for Rs3,000 crore".
- ^ "NTPC to take over Kanti, Nabinagar JV plants".
- ^ http://energy.bih.nic.in/docs/Schemes-Nabinagar-STPP.pdf
- ^ "Land acquisition a major hurdle".
- ^ "Bihar to get 179 MW more power from Nabinagar plant".
- ^ "Nabinagar plant may start power generation by year end".
- ^ "Nabinagar plant may start power generation by year end".
- ^ "Patna to hand over 3 power plants to NTPC".
- ^ "State happy with power deal".
- ^ "Bihar transfers 3 power plants to NTPC on lease for 30 years".
- ^ "NTPC signs MoU with Government of Bihar; aims to improve performance of Power Sector in Bihar".
- ^ "Aurangabad power plant unit to be commissioned in December".