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1,000 MW plant to be set up

NEW DELHI: Seeking to provide power back-up for railway services, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced the setting up of a 1,000 MW coal-based plant at Nabi Nagar in Bihar, in association with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

“After detailed discussions with the Ministry of Power, we propose to set up a 1,000 MW power plant at Nabi Nagar,” Ms. Banerjee said while presenting the Railway budget in Parliament.

The project will be executed by an NTPC subsidiary – Bhartiya Rail Bijli Company Limited. Land acquisition for the plant is on.

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