Bihar gets 3,017 MW power from central quota

Bihar gets 3,017 MW power from the central quota to cater to its electricity consumption, state legislative council was informed on Tuesday.

Replying to a starred question by BJP MLC Rajnish Kumar, state Energy minister Vijendra Prasad Yadav said Bihar gets 3,017 MW from the central quota to cater to consumption even as the domestic power production was less than requirement.

Besides receiving 3,017 MW power central quota, Bihar procures 671 MW power from the private market, he said.

Yadav said the production of 220 MW power from thermal power plant at Barauni would start from the next fiscal, while 2,576 MW would accrue from various power plants under construction in the state.

The minister said more than 5,000 MW was proposed to be generated from three ultra power projects in the next six years to make Bihar a power surplus state.