Buxar thermal power plant

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 open in 2023.[2]

Buxar Thermal Power Plnt
CountryIndia
LocationBuxar, Bihar
StatusUnder construction
Construction began2019
Construction costINR 7,000 Crores
Owner(s)SJVN Thermal Private ltd
Operator(s)SJVN
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity1320 MW upcoming

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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