# Nabinagar Thermal Power Project

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Nabinagar Thermal Power Station Location of the Nabinagar (4X250MW) Thermal Power Station Country India Location Aurangabad district, Bihar Coordinates 24°42′N 84°05′E / 24.70°N 84.08°E / 24.70; 84.08 Status Operational Construction began 2012 Commission date 3 out of 4 units commissioned Owners Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India Operator NTPC Limited Thermal power station Primary fuel Coal Power generation Units operational under construction Make and model BHEL Nameplate capacity 1,000 MW [edit on Wikidata]

The **Nabinagar Thermal Power Station** Project (NTPS) of **Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited** is a wholly owned [subsidiary](/source/Subsidiary) of the [Indian Railways](/source/Indian_Railways), [Ministry of Railways](/source/Ministry_of_Railways), [Government of India](/source/Government_of_India). It installs a 4X 250 [MW](/source/Megawatt) thermal power plant at [Nabinagar](/source/Nabinagar) in [Aurangabad district, Bihar](/source/Aurangabad_district%2C_Bihar), India.[1][2] Nearly 90 per cent of the electricity generated from the plant is supplied to the railways to meet nationwide requirements and remaining 10 per cent is given to Bihar.

In 1989, the [Chief Minister of Bihar](/source/Chief_Minister_of_Bihar) and veteran leader Satyendra Narain Singh conceived the proposal to set up a NTPC's super thermal power project at Nabinagar in Bihar's Aurangabad district to [Rajiv Gandhi](/source/Rajiv_Gandhi), the [Prime Minister of India](/source/Prime_Minister_of_India) and Congress leader.[3] However, the project went into limbo as the following state governments failed to follow it. In 2007, Manmohan Singh's government finally put a stamp of approval on it.[4] The joint venture agreement was signed on 6 November 2007 and the company was incorporated on 22 November 2007. Commercial generation started from Unit-1 and 2 (2X250MW) of Bharatiya Rail Bijli Company Limited in 2016.[5][6]

## Need for the plant

The railways need the plant because of the demands of a globalising economy and mega projects of the Railways such as the planned Dedicated Freight Corridors across the country. The electricity from this plant will be utilized by Indian Railways for running [electric trains](/source/Electric_locomotive) in [Bihar](/source/Bihar), [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand), [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal), [Chhattisgarh](/source/Chhattisgarh), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra), [Gujarat](/source/Gujarat) and [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) in the eastern and western regions of the country. The [Union Cabinet of India](/source/Union_Cabinet_of_India) has, in view of the high tariff charged by [State Electricity Boards](/source/State_Electricity_Board_(disambiguation)#India), approved the railways' proposal for using direct power supply from Central generating agencies from the 15 per cent unallocated central share of power. Railways are saving about Rs. 50 [crore](/source/Crore) per annum due to implementation of these schemes for using direct power supply from NTPC/Central generating agencies. EPC[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] is being undertaken by public sector major [BHEL](/source/Bharat_Heavy_Electricals_Limited).

## Location

The project site is situated on a state highway which is 25 km south of [NH-2](/source/National_Highway_2_(India%2C_old_numbering)) from [Barun](/source/Barun%2C_India), 9 km from ‘Nabinagar Road’ Railway Station and 100 km from [Gaya Airport](/source/Gaya_Airport).

## Inputs

Water requirement for the project is 60 [cubic feet per second](/source/Cubic_feet_per_second) which is allocated from the upper stream of the [Sone River](/source/Sone_River) ([Indrapuri Barrage](/source/Indrapuri_Barrage)). Coal requirement for the project is 5 MTPA.[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] The coal linkage of 5 MTPA has been accorded from Pachra & Pachra south block, [North Karanpura Coalfield](/source/North_Karanpura_Coalfield) of [Central Coalfields Limited](/source/Central_Coalfields_Limited) which is approximately 215 km from the project site.

## Beneficiaries

The beneficiaries for the power generated from NTPC[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] are Indian Railways (90%) and Bihar State (10%). PPA[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] has been signed with both of the beneficiaries. [7][8]

## Installed capacity

Unit Capacity (In MW) Date of Commissioning status 1 250 2016 March Commissioned[9] 2 250 2017 April Commissioned [10] 3 250 2019 February Commissioned[11] 4 250 2021 December Commissioned

## See also

- [India portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:India)
- [Energy portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Energy)

- [Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project](/source/Nabinagar_Super_Thermal_Power_Project)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["High drama in power-plant row"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171207013041/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/high-drama-in-power-plant-row-191599). *www.telegraphindia.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/high-drama-in-power-plant-row-191599) on 7 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Protest stalls power plant"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171207020902/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/protest-stalls-power-plant-191414). *www.telegraphindia.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/protest-stalls-power-plant-191414) on 7 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["S N Sinha's brainchild NTPC project gets approval"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110605222020/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newsmartimportedstories/NTPC-Railways-to-link-for-Bihar-power-JV/Article1-203330.aspx). *Hindustan Times*. India. Archived from [the original](http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newsmartimportedstories/NTPC-Railways-to-link-for-Bihar-power-JV/Article1-203330.aspx) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["PM DR Manmohan Singh Approves NTPC Project in Bihar Promised by Then CM SN Sinha"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110605222020/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newsmartimportedstories/NTPC-Railways-to-link-for-Bihar-power-JV/Article1-203330.aspx). *Hindustan Times*. India. Archived from [the original](http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newsmartimportedstories/NTPC-Railways-to-link-for-Bihar-power-JV/Article1-203330.aspx) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["First unit of NTPC-Rail JV synchronised at Bihar's Nabinagar"](http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/first-unit-of-ntpc-rail-jv-synchronised-at-bihar-s-nabinagar-116032000730_1.html). *Business Standard India*. Press Trust of India. 20 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Aurangabad power plant unit to be commissioned in September"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/abad-power-plant-unit-to-be-commissioned-in-september/articleshow/63537214.cms). *[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Press Information Bureau"](http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=32428).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Nabinagar Thermal Power"](http://www.infraline.com/power/reforms/NabinagarPower.aspx).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["BHEL commissions 250 MW thermal plant in Bihar and other Top Corporate News of the day"](http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-top-story/bhel-commissions-250-mw-thermal-plant-in-bihar-and-other-top-corporate-news-of-the-day-116033100201_1.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["NTPC commissions 250 MW unit of Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Co"](http://www.myiris.com/news/sector/ntpc-commissions-250-mw-unit-of-bhartiya-rail-bijlee-co/20170405102806199).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["BHEL Commissions Third 250-MW Unit at Nabinagar Power Plant in Bihar"](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bhel-commissions-third-250-mw-unit-at-nabinagar-power-plant-in-bihar-3568451.html).

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