Bihar Cabinet clears Rs 11,096.55 crore for low tension power network upgrade

28 October 2026

The Bihar Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, has approved Rs 11,096.55 crore to upgrade the State's low tension power distribution network over three years. The two State distribution companies will raise the money from banks against a State government guarantee. North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited may borrow Rs 6,066 crore and South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited Rs 5,030.55 crore. The Energy Department placed the proposal on the ground that peak demand in Bihar has risen from 1,802 megawatt in 2012 to 9,475 megawatt. The work covers the low tension lines that carry supply to households and small consumers, the part of the network where losses are highest. The same meeting cleared a feasibility study for underground road corridors in Patna.