Muzaffarpur power station

The Muzaffarpur power station, also known as the Kanti power station, is an existing 220 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station owned and operated by Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam, a joint venture of Bihar State Electricity Board and the National Thermal Power Corporation. A 390MW coal-fired expansion of the plant is under construction and is scheduled to be commissioned in 2014. The plant is located at Muzaffarpur, Bihar state, India.

Location
In the satellite photo below, the existing 220 MW station appears on the left, and the two new units under construction appear on the right. The plant is located 90 km away from Patna, the capital of Bihar.

Background
The power station comprises two 110MW generating units which were originally commissioned in the mid-1980's. Unit 2 was modernised and recommissioned in January 2008. The first unit is also scheduled to be overhauled. It is managed by Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Ltd (KBUN),-a joint venture between NTPC and BSEB Patna. The majority shares of the Joint Venture Company is hold by NTPC,with NTPC 64.57%  and BSEB 35.43%.The plant has not been functional since 2003, however three successful trial runs have paved way for commercial production of Electricity by the end of 2013. In November 2013,Nitish Kumar said that another new 500MW power plant will be set up at Kanti.

First started in 1985, Kanti Power Plant has an installed capacity of 110×2 MW. An additional capacity of 220×2 MW is being erected and is due to be completed by December 2014. The plant came into existence in 1985 with the efforts of then MP of Muzaffarpur,George Fernandes.

To take over Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station (2*110MW), a subsidiary company named ‘Vaishali Power Generating Company Limited (VPGCL)’ with NTPC on 06/09/2006,-contributing 51% of equity; and the balance equity was contributed by Bihar State Electricity Board. The company was rechristened as ‘Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited’ on April 10, 2008. Present equity holding is 64.57% by NTPC & 35.43% by BSEB. The company is renovating and modernising the existing unit.The total cost of its renovation and modernization has been over Rs. 500 Crores.The station has an installed capacity of 2 X 110 MW. Both the units are under renovation and modernization. An additional capacity of 220MWx2 is being erected and is due to be completed by December 2014.In March 2013, the renovation work of two old units was completed.MTPS started commercial production from November 1,2013 by sypplying 94 MW.This is first generation in 11 years since 2002. The 110 MW first unit, which never generated more than 60 to 80MW between 1985 and 2003, generated 111MW on November 17,2013.

Proposed expansion
A 390 megawatt (MW) coal-fired expansion of the project is under construction. The project comprises two 2 x 195MW units. It is proposed that the new units at the existing power station be commissioned by 2014.

Project Details for 390 MW expansion
Sponsor: Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Location: Muzaffarpur, Bihar state, India Coordinates: 26.1947708, 85.3033018 (exact) Status: Construction Nameplate capacity: 390MW Type: Projected in service: 2014 Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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