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Bihar
By K. Balchand
The Government is likely to conclude the deal with the National Thermal Power Corporation to hand over the Kanti thermal station on lease and a similar offer has been made for the Barauni thermal station. The process is likely to be set in motion by the first week of February for setting up three independent bodies for generation, distribution and transmission, much of which is done by central agencies. The Government is also formulating its own power policy shifting its emphasis to make use of available resources, coupled with stringent laws to plug power theft and recover the dues. The other reason for the Government's concern stems from the fact that the Centre has not been able to take up in real earnest the establishment of super thermal stations at Barh and Nabinagar. According to sources, the Centre is proposing to take up the Barh project in the 10th Plan, while deferring the Nabinagar scheme for the 11th Plan. According to the State Energy Minister, Shakeel Ahmed Khan, a clearance from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is awaited for setting up a 450-MW-hydel power station at Indrapuri in Rohtas district at a cost of Rs. 2,000 crores. The Centre has to decide on whether the National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) or the Bihar State Hydel Power Corporation would execute the project. In case, the BSHPC is vested with the authority, the Government is likely to invite foreign investment through a global tender. It was stated that some of the Japanese firms, which have established smaller units in the State, have already evinced keen interest in taking up this major endeavour. The Government is also preparing a blueprint for setting up a 240-MW-hydel project at Telarkund in Kaimur district at a cost of Rs. 1,000 crores. But the first preference is on the Indrapuri project. The Government has been laying emphasis on developing smaller hydel units using the numerous rivers that criss-cross the State. The results are likely to show up in a couple of months from now when 20-MW hydel power is likely to be generated from half-a-dozen such schemes, more than doubling the power generated from hydel sources which is currently 16.5 MW. The bigger project is considered as vital for improving the power situation. The plus point with hydel stations is that these are easily established and the cost of generation is nominal ensuring a profit unlike in the case of thermal stations.
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