Barh Super Thermal Power Station

{{Short description|Power project in Bihar, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox power station

| name = Barh Super Thermal Power Station

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| image = Barh Super Thermal Power Station.jpg

| image_caption = As seen from NH 30

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| location_map_caption = Location of the Barh Super Thermal Power Station

| coordinates = {{coord|25|29|11.4|N|85|44|42.6|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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| country = India

| location = Barh, Bihar

| status = O

| construction_began = 1999

| commissioned = October 2013

| decommissioned =

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| owner = NTPC

| operator =

| employees =

| th_fuel_primary = Coal

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| ps_units_operational = 2 X 660 MW(Stage 2) operational

3 X 660 MW(Stage 1) operational

| ps_units_manu_model = Doosan Heavy Industries
BHEL

| th_cogeneration =

| th_combined_cycle =

| ps_electrical_capacity = 3300 MW

| ps_electrical_cap_fac =

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Barh Super Thermal Power Station or NTPC Barh is located in Barh in the Indian state of Bihar.{{cite news|last=Chaudhary|first=Pranava K.|title=Barh thermal power plant in a limbo|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-09/patna/27913290_1_barh-power-plant-super-thermal-power |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131015142550/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-09/patna/27913290_1_barh-power-plant-super-thermal-power |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-15 |access-date=2013-11-29|work=The Times of India|date=2008-08-09}}{{cite news|last=Chaudhary|first=Pranava K.|title=Bihar to get 5k MW by 2015|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Bihar-to-get-5k-MW-by-2015/articleshow/29571607.cms|access-date=2014-08-20|work= The Times of India|date=30 January 2014}}{{cite journal|last1=Bhaskar|first1=Uptal|title=TPE, Power Machines delay Barh project in Bihar|journal=The Wall Street Journal|date=2014-01-06|url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/xR39VCxH9Ebn9uGAwlzoaJ/TPE-Power-Machines-delay-Barh-project-in-Bihar.html|access-date=2014-08-20|series=Live Mint|publisher=H T Media}} NTPC Barh is located barely {{convert|4|km|spell=in}} east of the Barh sub-division on National Highway-31 in Patna district. The project has been named a mega power project, and is owned by Indian energy company National Thermal Power Corporation.

The project has been contested as it is nearby Himalayan Range and needs stricter anti-pollution controls.

The 1,320 MW (2 x 660 MW) Barh Stage-2 built by BHEL is operational while 1,980 MW (3 x 660 MW) Barh Stage-1 was being built by Russian firm Technopromexport (TPE).

Russian firm Technopromexport (TPE) was awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for stage one development in May 2005. However, the contract was terminated in 2014 due to contractual disputes. NTPC awarded a £205m ($294m) contract to Korean firm Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction to design, produce and install three 660MW boilers for stage one in January 2016.{{Cite web |title=Barh Super Thermal Power Project, Barh, Bihar, India |url=https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/barh-super-thermal-power-project/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |language=en-US}}

Bihar's share is 1183 MW from NTPC Barh (26% from stage 1 and 50% from stage 2).{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-09/news/42864314_1_nitish-kumar-power-generation-power-scenario|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012140625/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-09/news/42864314_1_nitish-kumar-power-generation-power-scenario|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 October 2013|title=Power generation to be doubled to 4,000MW by next year: Nitish Kumar|work=Economic Times |agency=PTI|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.|date=2013-10-09 |access-date=2013-11-29}}{{cite web|author=Jayanta Gupta |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Haldia-back-in-business-records-26-growth/articleshow/23551375.cms |title=Haldia back in business, records 26% growth|work=The Times of India |date=2013-10-05|agency=TNN|access-date=2013-11-29}}

The main power plant and the township is spread over an area of {{cvt|1,186|acre}} of land, which includes 12 villages.

The then PM, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had laid the foundation stone of the main plant of stage-1 of NTPC Barh on March 6, 1999. The formal inauguration of its site office and laying of the foundation stone of the training centre at the plant site was done in September 2003.{{cite news|last=Chaudhary|first=Pranava K.|title=Barh thermal power project finally gets underway|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-09-15/patna/27187755_1_thermal-power-project-barh-nabinagar |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131015142643/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-09-15/patna/27187755_1_thermal-power-project-barh-nabinagar |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-15 | access-date=2013-11-29|work=The Times of India|date=2008-08-09}}