Jharkhand State Electricity Board is a Government of Jharkhand enterprise, entrusted with the generation and distribution of electrical power in the state of Jharkhand, India. It suffers a loss of more than ₹1,000 crore (USD 200mn) every year.[1]
In 2011, it was revealed that in the last ten years, as much as ₹80 crores in outstanding dues to various units had been waived.[1] For example, ex-Chief Minister Madhu Koda, in prison for graft since 2008, waived of a ₹10 crore bill from a company owned by fellow minister Vinod Sinha, who is also in jail on graft charges.
The official website for the boards is https://jbvnl.co.in/
Power Plants
- Patratu Thermal Power Station. It an installed capacity of 840 MW. The generating units of the power plant are very old and is operating at around 10% PLF.[2] The power plant is undergoing renovation.[3]
- Subernrekha Hydel Power Station, Sikidiri, a 130 MW (2x65 MW) hydel power plant.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2062878.ece
- ↑ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-12-29/news/27607079_1_ntpc-official-ptps-patratu-thermal-power-station
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ http://www.jseb.org.in/shrp.html
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