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The article reports that the electricity generated from Barauni Thermal Power Station (BTPS) will be supplied to power distribution companies at the rate of 3.95 Indian rupees per unit, as announced by the Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited's (BSPGCL's) chairman U N Panjiar.

The article focuses on the power breakdown across most of north India on July 30-31, 2012 that raised questions about the poor infrastructure in the country. It mentions that the power-cut has impacted traffic, businesses and the everyday life. According to Hartmut Issel, head of the research organization UBS Chief Investment Office (CIO) Wealth Management Research, Asia-Pacific, it was due to lack of political will that put India in a power crisis.