The North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP) in Nagaland and Tripura is expected to be completed by March 2025. Construction work under NERPSIP has been completed in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. However, five packages remain pending, including two in Nagaland and three in Tripura, involving 18 circuit kilometres (ckm) of lines and 170 MVA of transformation capacity.
NTPC Limited plans to commission Unit-III of the North Karanpura (Pakri Barwadih) Power Project by March 2025. The project, located near Tandwa town in Chatra district, Jharkhand, involves three units of 660 MW each and is being developed at an investment of Rs 151.64 billion. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project.
SJVN Limited plans to commission Unit-I of the Chausa Coal-Based Power Project, also called the Buxar Thermal Power Plant, by March 2025. The project, located in Chausa, Buxar district, Bihar, involves two units of 660 MW each and is being developed at an estimated cost of Rs 104.39 billion. Of this, 70% is being arranged through debt financing. Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) is serving as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the…
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has proposed setting up regional standing committees to review intrastate and interstate transmission systems. This initiative is part of an amendment to the “Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria.” Five committees, termed “Standing Committee on Short Term and Perspective Power System Planning (SCSTPPSP),” will be established for the north, east, west, south, and northeast regions. Their responsibilities include: Reviewing existing and under-implementation transmission systems in the region. Addressing operational constraints reported…
