Barh II power station

Barh II power station is a 1320 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station under construction by the National Thermal Power Corporation to be constructed in Bihar, India. Unit 1 of the project (660 MW) was commissioned in October 2013. It is on the same location as the Barh I power station, which was initiated in 1999 but thereafter ran into problems involving land acquisition and contractual disputes. As of Fall 2013, Barh I had still not been built.

Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the construction site for Barh II.

Background
The station will comprise two 660 MW units. Coal is planned to be supplied from the Amrapali Block of North Karanpura coal fields, transported by rail. In November 2010, The Times of India reported that the start date of both Barh I power station and Barh II power station will be further delayed until 2013-14. The delay was the result of a contractual dispute between NTPC and Russia's Technoprom Exports (TPE), the suppliers of the boilers for the project.

Investigation of payoffs
In November, 2010, The Times of India reported that India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was investigating alleged pay-offs by Russia's Technoprom Exports (TPE) to secure the contract to supply boilers for the Barh project. TPE received the contract in February 2005.

Project Details
Sponsor: National Thermal Power Corporation Location: Barh, Bihar, India Coordinates: 25.4865, 85.74516 Status: Unit 1: commissioned October 2013; Unit 2: under construction Nameplate capacity: 1320 Type: Supercritical Projected in service: Unit 2: 2014 Coal Type: Coal Source: Amrapali Block of North Karanpura coal fields Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

Related SourceWatch articles

 * India and coal
 * Proposed coal plants in India