Nabinagar Thermal Power Project
| 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 |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2012 |
| Commission date | 3 out of 4 units commissioned |
| Owners | Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India |
| Operator | |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | under construction |
| Make and model | BHEL |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,000 MW |
The Nabinagar Thermal Power Station Project (NTPS) of Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India. It installs a 4X 250 MW thermal power plant at Nabinagar in Aurangabad district, Bihar, India. 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 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, the Prime Minister of India and Congress leader. 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. 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.