Bihar adds 559 MW power as NPGC plant goes fully commercial

Bihar began getting 559 MW additional power from Wednesday after the 660MW third and final unit of the Nabinagar Power Generating Company (NPGC) at Nabinagar in Aurangabad district of the state began commercial operation on Wednesday, officials said.

The 72-hour trial operation of this unit was done in March this year. It, however, took over two months for its commercial operation as necessary approvals were awaited from the NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation), the state-run company that runs the plant.

Units 1 and 2, both of 660 MW each, of the NPGC plant had begun commercial generation on September 6, 2019, and July 22, 2021, respectively.