Most power plants in West Bengal are coal-based thermal power plants. In addition, there are some hydropower and gas power plants.

Conventional

Thermal power plant

Coal

NameOperatorLocationDistrictStateSectorRegionUnitsCapacity
(MW)		Coordinates
Mejia Thermal Power StationDVCDurlabhpurBankuraWest BengalCentralEastern4 x 210, 2 x 250, 2 x 5002,34023°27′47″N 87°07′51″E / 23.46306°N 87.13083°E / 23.46306; 87.13083 (Mejia Thermal Power Station)
Farakka Super Thermal Power StationNTPCFarakkaMurshidabadWest BengalCentralEastern3 x 200, 2 x 500, 1 x 5002,10024°46′23″N 87°53′43″E / 24.77306°N 87.89528°E / 24.77306; 87.89528 (Farakka Super Thermal Power Station)
Bakreshwar Thermal Power StationWBPDCL[1]DubrajpurBirbhumWest BengalStateEastern5 x 2101,050[2]23°49′43″N 87°27′06″E / 23.82861°N 87.45167°E / 23.82861; 87.45167 (Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station)
Durgapur Steel Thermal Power StationDVCDurgapurBardhamanWest BengalCentralEastern2 x 5001,00023°27′47″N 87°07′51″E / 23.46306°N 87.13083°E / 23.46306; 87.13083 (Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station)
Kolaghat Thermal Power StationWBPDCLMechedaPurba MedinipurWest BengalStateEastern6 x 2101,260[3]22°24′56″N 87°52′12″E / 22.41556°N 87.87000°E / 22.41556; 87.87000 (Kolaghat Thermal Power Station)
Budge Budge Thermal Power PlantCESCBudge BudgeSouth 24 ParaganasWest BengalPrivateEastern3 x 25075022°28′09″N 88°08′23″E / 22.46917°N 88.13972°E / 22.46917; 88.13972 (Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant)
Santaldih Thermal Power StationWBPDCLSantaldihPuruliaWest BengalStateEastern2 x 25050023°36′08″N 86°28′06″E / 23.60222°N 86.46833°E / 23.60222; 86.46833 (Santaldih Thermal Power Station)
DPL Thermal Power StationWBPDCLDurgapurBardhamanWest BengalStateEastern1 x 250, 1 x 110, 1 x 30066023°31′09″N 87°18′05″E / 23.51917°N 87.30139°E / 23.51917; 87.30139 (Durgapur Projects Limited)
Sagardighi Thermal Power StationWBPDCLManigramMurshidabadWest BengalStateEastern2 x 300, 2 x 500[4][5]1,60024°22′44″N 88°05′44″E / 24.37889°N 88.09556°E / 24.37889; 88.09556 (Sagardighi Thermal Power Station)
Bandel Thermal Power StationWBPDCLTribeniHooghlyWest BengalStateEastern2 x 60, 1 x 21533522°59′44″N 88°24′13″E / 22.99556°N 88.40361°E / 22.99556; 88.40361 (Bandel Thermal Power Station)
Durgapur Thermal Power StationDVCDurgapurBardhamanWest BengalCentralEastern1 x 21021023°31′59″N 87°15′00″E / 23.53306°N 87.25000°E / 23.53306; 87.25000 (Durgapur Thermal Power Station)
CESC Southern Generating StationCESCKolkataKolkataWest BengalPrivateEastern2 x 67.513522°32′58″N 88°17′29″E / 22.54944°N 88.29139°E / 22.54944; 88.29139 (CESC Southern Generating Station)
Titagarh Thermal Power StationCESCTitagarhNorth 24 ParaganasWest BengalPrivateEastern4x60240
Raghunathpur Thermal Power StationDVCRaghunathpurPuruliaWest BengalCentralEastern2 x 6001,200
Haldia Energy Power StationCESCHaldiaPurba MedinipurWest BengalPrivateEastern2 x 30060022°06′19″N 88°10′37″E / 22.10528°N 88.17694°E / 22.10528; 88.17694 (Farakka Super Thermal Power Station)
NSPCL DurgapurNSPCLDurgapurBardhamanWest BengalCentralEastern2 x 60120

Gas-based

Power stationOperatorLocationDistrictStateSectorRegionUnit wise CapacityInstalled Capacity
(MW)		Plant Coordinates
Maithan GTDVCMaithanPaschim BardhamanWest BengalCentralEastern1 x 9090
Haldia GTMCC PTA India Corporation LimitedHaldiaPurba MedinipurWest BengalPrivateEastern1 x 4040
Kasba Peak Load Power Generating Station[6][7]CESCKasbaKolkataWest BengalPrivateEastern2 x 2040

Renewable

Hydroelectric

StationOperatorDistrictStateRegionGenerator
units		Capacity
(MW)		Under Construction[8]
(MW)		Plant Coordinates
Rammam Hydroelectric Power ProjectWBSEDCLDarjeelingWest BengalEastern4 x 12.7551
Teesta Canal Fanal Hydel ProjectWBSEDCLDarjeelingWest BengalEastern3 PS x 3 x 7.567.5
Teesta Low Dam ProjectNHPCDarjeelingWest BengalEastern1 x 132, 1 x 160292
Jaldhaka HEPWBSEDCLKalimpongWest BengalEastern4 x 9, 2 x 444
Sidrapong HEPWBSEDCLDarjeelingWest BengalEastern3 x 0.20.6
Little Rangit HEPWBSEDCLDarjeelingWest BengalEastern2 x 0.12
Fazi HEPWBSEDCLDarjeelingWest BengalEastern1 x 1.21.2
Rinchington HEPWBSEDCLDarjeelingWest BengalEastern2 x 12
Mungpo-Kalikhola HEPWBSEDCLDarjeelingWest BengalEastern3 x 13
Purulia Pumped StorageWBSEDCLPuruliaWest BengalEastern4 x 225900
Panchet DamDVCPuruliaWest BengalEastern2 x 4080
Maithon DamDVCPaschim BardhamanWest BengalEastern3 x 2060

References

  1. ↑ "official website". Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  2. ↑ "Bakreshwar unit-V may be put off". Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Kolaghat Thermal Power Station".
  4. ↑ "BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal unit in West Bengal".
  5. ↑ "Bhel commissions thermal unit in West Bengal". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 15 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Das Gupta, S. P. (2003). Environmental Issues for the 21st Century. ISBN 9788170998730.
  7. ↑ Environmental Pollution Research. 2002. ISBN 9788176482592.
  8. ↑ "NHPC Under Construction Power Stations". NHPC. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
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