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This article covers the Bihar government’s recent contract award for a thermal power plant to Adani Power, the bidding details, and the political reactions surrounding it.

The Bihar government has recently awarded the contract for the 2,400 MW Bhagalpur (Peerpainti) thermal power plant to Adani Power Limited. This decision came after a competitive bidding process where Adani Power offered the lowest electricity rate.

Adani Power bid Rs 6.075 per unit for the project, which was lower than the bids from Torrent Power, JSW Energy, and Lalitpur Power Generation. This rate includes a fixed charge of Rs 4.165 and a fuel charge of Rs 1.91 per unit.

This contract is important as Bihar’s electricity demand is expected to double to over 17,000 MW by 2034-35. The project might invo

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