500 MW of rooftop solar planned on government buildings by 2030
BREDA will put grid-connected solar plants on government offices across Bihar under the third phase of Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali.
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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 story₹1.88 lakh crore energy roadmap: 24 GW of renewables and 6.1 GWh of storage by 2030
The plan covers pumped storage in four districts, solar parks, rooftop solar for poor households, a proposed nuclear plant and green hydrogen villages.
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 story₹51,000 crore of MoUs signed for steel, clean energy and textile plants
Ten companies, led by steelmakers and a ₹22,500 crore clean-energy project, plan units expected to create about 27,000 jobs.
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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