RPG group to set up thermal power plant in Bihar

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A memorandum of understanding was on Thursday signed betweenthe RPG Group of companies and Bihar State Electricty Board (BSEB)for setting up a 2000 mw thermal power plant at Pirpainty inBhagalpur district.

The MoU was signed by Prabir Neogi, Director, Nalanda Power Co, asubsidiary of RPG, and A K Singh, BSEB secretary, in the presenceof Energy Minister Ramasharya Prasad Singh and Energy SecretaryRajesh Gupta.

The thermal power unit at Pirpainty would be completed within fourand half years, Neogi said after signing the MoU.

"It is a pleasure to have an opportunity in Bihar and we at RPGlook forward to serving the state with our expertise in the fieldof power generation and distribution," he said.

The CESE, an RPG group company, had brought thermal power to Indiaway back in 1899 when it set up its unit at Kolkata. At present thecompany caters to the needs of over two million consumers in themetropolis. The RPG Group also serve the energy requirement ofGreater Noida through Noida Power Co.

Neogi said the CESC currently has the generation capacity of about1,000 MW with three generating stations and was among India's tentop power stations.