Bihar’s per capita power consumption increased more than five times to 401 units from 75 in 2005

Bihar has registered more than a fivefold jump in electricity consumption over the past two decades during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime.

As per energy department official data, the annual per capita electricity consumption rose to 401 units in 2026 from a meagre 75 units in 2005, the year the NDA government first came to power in the state. Thus, the state registered 5.3 times per capita power consumption in the past two decades.

Once known as a power-starved state, Bihar has witnessed a record power supply of 9426 MW from paltry supply of 700 MW in 2005. The per capita consumption increased to 134 units in the year 2012. Electricity consumption per capita measures the average annual electricity used by a single person in a region, calculated by dividing total power consumption by the number of power consumers.