Adani Power proposes doubling the Pirpainti plant to 4,800 MW
Three more 800 MW units are proposed at the Bhagalpur project, which is expected to employ 10,000–12,000 people during construction.
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₹12,000 crore plan to replace old wires and transformers for 2.25 crore consumers
The Energy Department has drawn up a plan to replace 1.18 lakh km of poles and cables and 12,000 transformers to end low-voltage and tripping problems.
Read storyBihar pitches ₹1.38 lakh crore power investment pipeline
At Bharat Electricity 2026, the state invited investment across generation, transmission, renewables and storage.
Read storyProposed 1,400 MW nuclear plant in Banka gets water clearance
The Water Resources Department cleared 80 million cubic metres a year from the Badua reservoir for the planned plant at Bhitia.
Read storyPirpainti 2,400 MW power project: the largest energy investment in Bihar's history
Adani Power's ultra-supercritical thermal plant in Bhagalpur, worth about ₹30,000 crore, is under development with the first unit targeted for 2028.
Read storyIndia's largest solar-plus-battery project goes live at Kajra in Lakhisarai
The first phase — 185 MW of solar with 254 MWh of battery storage — is now supplying power, storing daytime sunshine for the evening peak.
Read story₹13,000 crore pumped storage projects signed for Nawada's hills
Two closed-loop projects totalling 2,120 MW will store 14,281 MWh of power and create about 8,000 construction jobs.
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