Buxar Thermal Power Plant

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Buxar Thermal Power Plnt
Buxar Thermal Power Plant
CountryIndia
Location Buxar, Bihar
Coordinates 25°27′44″N83°52′57″E / 25.4622°N 83.8826°E / 25.4622; 83.8826
StatusUnder construction
Construction began2019
Construction costINR 10,500 Crores
OwnerSJVN Thermal Private ltd
OperatorSJVN
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 1320 MW upcoming
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Buxar Thermal Power Plant is a coal-based thermal power plant located at Chausa village in Buxar district, Bihar, India. It was conceptualized in 2013 when SJVN signed an MoU with Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL) and Bihar Infrastructure Company (BPIC). [1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for this project in March 2019. [2] Larsen & Toubro Limited holds the contract for the construction, at an estimated cost of Rs 7,000 crores. [3] It is scheduled to start power generation in March 2025. [4]

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Capacity

The planned capacity of the power plant will be 1320 MW (2x660 MW).

StageUnit NumberCapacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
1st1660-Under construction
1st2660-Under construction

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References

  1. ↑ "SJVN | Project Details". sjvn.nic.in. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Kumar, Madan (2019). "Bihar: Buxar thermal power plant to be ready by 2023". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Pillay, Amritha (24 June 2019). "L&T wins more than Rs 7,000 crore order for building power plant in Bihar". Business Standard.
  4. ↑ "First unit of Buxar thermal power plant to start ops in March". The Times of India. 9 January 2025.


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