Energy & Power

Bihar has proposed ₹1,88,383 crore of energy projects to meet a projected peak demand of 11,747 MW by 2030: about ₹1.33 lakh crore for generation and storage, ₹24,683 crore for transmission and ₹28,809 crore for distribution.

The pipeline includes 8,400 MW of pumped storage across four districts, a 150 MW solar park in Aurangabad, 1,100 MW of rooftop solar for Kutir Jyoti consumers, 500 MW on government buildings, a proposed 2,800 MW nuclear plant in Banka and five pilot 'Green Hydrogen Villages' with ₹1 crore each.