The 1,320MW(2x660 MW) Barh Stage-2 built by BHEL is operational while 1,980MW(3x660 MW) Barh Stage-1 is being built by Russian firm Technopromexport TPE.
In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, he contested elections from two places,
when he got elected from Nalanda but lost from his traditional constituency, Barh.
In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, he contested elections from two places,
when he was elected from Nalanda but lost from his traditional constituency, Barh.
The first unit(of stage-I) of NTPC Barh is expected to start generation from December
2019 instead of the scheduled August 2020, while the second and third units of stage-I will be made operational in December 2020 and August 2021, respectively.