On-going Power Projects

Ongoing short and long-term projects

For improvement of transmission and distribution of power in the State of Bihar

Rashtriya Sam-Vikas Yojna: Phase-I (Sub-Transmission Schemes)

SL	Name of Scheme	Total Scope	Present Status
1	220/132 KV GSS	2	Gopalganj: March'2006 Darbhanga: March'2006
2	132/33 KV GSS	15	Bhabhua, Bihta, Sasaram, Barh, Banka, Bikramganj, GSS are availing power. Vaishali: Control room & Downlinking arrangement under progress. Quarters at GSS yet to be completed. Jainagar, Dhaka: March,2006 Madhubani: March,2006 Supaul: March, 2006 Sheetalpur: March’2006
3	33/11 KV PSS	1	Complete down-linking arrangement under progress.
4	220 KV Line (2 Nos.)	168 Kms	-
5	132 KV Line (19 Nos.)	705 Kms	-
6	33 KV Line (1 Nos.)	43 Kms	-

STRENGTHENING OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

New Grids and Lines under RSVY: Phase-I

SL	Name of Scheme	Associated Transmission Line	Remarks
1	132/33 KV New Bhabhua Substation	LILO of 132 KV Dehri-Karmnasa Line at Bhabhua	Operational.
2	132/33 KV New Bikramganj Substation	LILO of 132 KV Dehri-Dumraon Line at Bikramganj	Power-Flow started.
3	132/33 KV New Sasaram Substation	LILO of 132 KV Dehri-Kudra-Karmnasa Line at Sasaram	Load-Flow started.
4	132/33 KV New Bihta Substation	132 KV Khagaul-Bihta	Operational.
5	132/33 KV New Banka Substation	132 KV Sabour-Banka	Power-Flow started.
6	132/33 KV New Barh Substation	LILO of 132 KV Biharsharif-Hathidah Line at Barh	Power-Flow started.
7	33/11 KV Banianpur Substation	33KV S/C Siwan-Banianpur	Complete. Down-Linking arrangements under progress.
8	132/33 KV New Udakishanganj Substation	132 KV Saharsa-Udakishanganj	March'2006.
9	132/33 KV New Jaynagar Substation	132 KV Pandaul-Madhubani-Jaynagar-Phulparas	March'2006.
10	132/33 KV New Madhubani Substation		March'2006.
11	220/132 KV Darbhanga Substation	220 KV D/C Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga	March'2006.
12	132/33 Vaishali Substation	132 KV Muzaffarpur-Vaishali	Test charged. Down-Linking arrangements under progress.
13	132/33 KV New Forbesganj Substation	132 KV Kishanganj-Forbesganj-Kataiyaa	March'2006.
14	132/33 KV New Sheetalpur Substation	LILO of 132 KV Hajipur-Chapra at Sheetalpur and 132 KV Vaishali-Sheetalpur	March'2006. Land acquisition delayed.
15	132/33 KV Dhaka Substation	132 KV D/C Motihari-Sitamarhi-Dhaka	March'2006.
16	220/132 KV Gopalganj Substation	220 KV D/C Muzaffarpur-Gopalganj	March'2006.
17	132/33 KV Phulparas Substation	132 KV Phulparas-Supaul-Saharsa	March'2006.
18	132/33 KV Supaul Substation	LILO of 132 KV Purnea-Dalkhola at Kishanganj	March'2006.

Rashtriya Sam-Vikas Yojna: Phase-II (Part 1): Execution to start

Estimated Cost : 629.22 Crores
Construction of new GSS (i.e. one no. 220/132 KV at Sipara and 6 nos. 132/33KV at Muzaffarpur, Katra, Naugachia, Hulasganj / Ekangarsarai, Buxar & Tekari)
Augmentations of capacity by 1170 MVA & R&M of major Grid Sub-Station
Capacity augmentation by 1070 MVA at 21 nos. existing GSS
Renovation and up-gradation of Protection System of 6 nos. of GSS (i.e.Biharsharif, Baripahari, Bodhgaya, Dehri, Fatuha & Jakkanpur)
Completion of remaining works of incomplete GSS at Begusarai and 220 KV DC Begusarai-Purnea Line
Reconductoring of 3 nos. of existing lines (i.e. Gaya-Jakkanpur, Begusarai-Samastipur and Barauni-Purnea)

Schemes for Distribution

Accelarated Power-Distribution Reform Programme (APDRP) which broadly covers:

Up-gradation & Revamping of Distribution System thereby reducing outage and interruption and increasing consumer satisfaction.
Installation of New PSS and DSS.
Metering thrust to improve billing, reducing commercial losses and achieving commercial viability.
Introduction of MIS in Distribution Circles.
Re-conductoring of overloaded conductors.

Out of 16 Distribution Circles, 12 covered under APDRP. Rest 4 Distribution Circles, i.e. Bhojpur, Nalanda, Motihari and Samastipur yet to be covered. Schemes under preparation. Total Estimated Cost of schemes amounting to Rs. 866 crores already sanctioned and work under execution.

Status of APDRP Schemes up to Jan'2006:

SL	Name of Scheme	Scope	Up to Jan, 2006
1	New 33/11 KV	38 Nos	5 Nos.
2	R&M of 33/11 KV	200 Nos	122 Nos.
3	New 33 KV Line	703 Kms	55 Kms
4	New 11 KV Line	397 Kms	18 Kms
5	Re-conductoring of 33 & 11 KV Line	5,211 Kms	1,890 Kms
6	New DT	1,919 Nos	234 Nos.
7	R&M of DT	8,666 Set	-Nil-
8	3-Phase Consumer Meter (Powergrid)	11,265	-Nil-
9	1-Phase Consumer Meter (Powergrid)	2,12,006	81,847 supplied 6,000 installed
10	3-Phase Consumer Meter (BSEB)	58,700	35,000 inspected 6,000 supplied
11	1-Phase Consumer Meter (BSEB)	2,46,300	1,83,490 installed

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SCHEMES

Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna (RGGVY)

All electrified villages (i.e., 20200) are to be extended to provide electricity to all household by 2012 under RGGVY.
All un-electrified, de-electrified & partly electrified villages under 30 districts (out of 38 districts) to be electrified by Central Agencies namely PGCIL, NHPC under RGGVY.
All un-electrified, de-electrified & partly electrified villages under remaining 8 districts to be electrified by BSEB.
PGCIL already started work of village electrification in 5 districts. Work of village electrification in 19 districts to be taken up by the end of March 2006.
NHPC likely to start village electrification work in 6 districts by the end of March 2006.
Project Report of 4 districts have been submitted to REC. Project Report of 4 districts to be submitted by December 2005. Work likely to be started by 1st April, 2006.
On going electrification work in 950 villages and construction of 18 Nos. PSS to be completed during current financial year by BSEB under RE State Plan.