List of power stations in West Bengal

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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[]

Name Operator Location District State Sector Region Units Capacity
(MW)		 Coordinates
Mejia Thermal Power Station DVC Durlavpur Bankura West Bengal Central Eastern 4 x 210, 2 x 250, 2 x 500 2,340 23°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 Station NTPC Farakka Murshidabad West Bengal Central Eastern 3 x 200, 2 x 500, 1 x 500 2,100 24°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 Station WBPDCL[1] Suri Birbhum West Bengal State Eastern 5 x 210 1,050 [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 Station DVC Durgapur Bardhaman West Bengal Central Eastern 2 x 500 1,000 23°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 Station WBPDCL Mecheda Purba Medinipur district West Bengal State Eastern 6 x 210 1,260[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 Plant CESC Budge Budge South 24 Paraganas West Bengal Private Eastern 3 x 250 750 22°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 Station WBPDCL Santaldih Purulia West Bengal State Eastern 2 x 250 500 23°36′08″N 86°28′06″E / 23.60222°N 86.46833°E / 23.60222; 86.46833 (Santaldih Thermal Power Station)
Durgapur Bardhaman West Bengal State Eastern 2 x 30, 1 x 70, 2 x 75, 1 x 110, 1 x 300 690 23°31′09″N 87°18′05″E / 23.51917°N 87.30139°E / 23.51917; 87.30139 (Durgapur Projects Limited)
Sagardighi Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Monigram Murshidabad West Bengal State Eastern 2 x 300, 2 x 500[4][5] 1,600 24°22′44″N 88°05′44″E / 24.37889°N 88.09556°E / 24.37889; 88.09556 (Sagardighi Thermal Power Station)
Bandel Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Bandel Hooghly West Bengal State Eastern 4 x 60, 1 x 210 450 22°59′44″N 88°24′13″E / 22.99556°N 88.40361°E / 22.99556; 88.40361 (Bandel Thermal Power Station)
Durgapur Thermal Power Station DVC Durgapur Bardhaman West Bengal Central Eastern 1 x 140, 1 x 210 350 23°31′59″N 87°15′00″E / 23.53306°N 87.25000°E / 23.53306; 87.25000 (Durgapur Thermal Power Station)
CESC Southern Generating Station CESC Kolkata Kolkata West Bengal Private Eastern 3 x 67.5 135 22°32′58″N 88°17′29″E / 22.54944°N 88.29139°E / 22.54944; 88.29139 (CESC Southern Generating Station)
New Cossipore Generating Station CESC Cossipore Kolkata West Bengal Private Eastern 1 x 100 100
Titagarh Thermal Power Station CESC Titagarh North 24 Paraganas West Bengal Private Eastern 4x60 240
Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station DVC Raghunathpur Purulia West Bengal Central Eastern 2 x 600 1,200

Gas-based[]

Power station Operator Location District State Sector Region Unit wise Capacity Installed Capacity
(MW)		 Plant Coordinates
Maithan GT DVC Maithan West Bengal State Eastern 1 x 90 90
Haldia GT Haldia West Bengal State Eastern 1 x 40 40
Kasba Peak Load Power Generating Station[6][7] CESC Kasba Kolkata West Bengal Private Eastern 2 x 20 40

Renewable[]

Hydroelectric[]

Station Operator District State Region Generator
units		 Capacity
(MW)		 Under Construction[8]
(MW)		 Plant Coordinates
Rammam Hydroelectric Power Plant NHPC Darjeeling West Bengal Eastern 4 x 12.75 51 120
Teesta Low Dam NHPC Darjeeling West Bengal Eastern 4 x 33, 4 x 40 132 160
Purulia pumped storage WBSEB Purulia West Bengal Eastern 4 x 225# 900
Panchet DVC Purulia West Bengal Eastern 2 x 40# 80 -
Maithon DVC West Bengal&Jharkhand Eastern 3 x 20# 60 -

Solar[]

Name Location State Capacity
(MW)		 Commissioned Notes and
References
Jamuria Photovoltaic Plant   West Bengal 2 2009  

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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