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 Sl No. Name Operator Location District State Sector Region Units Capacity(MW) Coordinates1 Mejia Thermal Power Station DVC Durlabhpur Bankura West Bengal Central Eastern 4 x 210, 2 x 250, 2 x 500 2,340 2 Farakka Super Thermal Power Station NTPC Farakka Murshidabad West Bengal Central Eastern 3 x 200, 2 x 500, 1 x 500 2,100 3 Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Dubrajpur Birbhum West Bengal State Eastern 5 x 210 1,050 4 Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station DVC Durgapur Bardhaman West Bengal Central Eastern 2 x 500 1,000 5 Kolaghat Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Mecheda Purba Medinipur West Bengal State Eastern 6 x 210 1,2606 Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant CESC Budge Budge South 24 Paraganas West Bengal Private Eastern 3 x 250 750 7 Santaldih Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Santaldih Purulia West Bengal State Eastern 2 x 250 500 8 DPL Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Durgapur Bardhaman West Bengal State Eastern 1 x 250, 1 x 110, 1 x 300 660 9 Sagardighi Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Manigram Murshidabad West Bengal State Eastern 2 x 300, 2 x 5001,600 10 Bandel Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Tribeni Hooghly West Bengal State Eastern 2 x 60, 1 x 215 335 11 Durgapur Thermal Power Station DVC Durgapur Bardhaman West Bengal Central Eastern 1 x 210 210 12 CESC Southern Generating Station CESC Kolkata Kolkata West Bengal Private Eastern 2 x 67.5 135 13 Titagarh Thermal Power Station CESC Titagarh North 24 Paraganas West Bengal Private Eastern 4x60 24014 Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station DVC Raghunathpur Purulia West Bengal Central Eastern 2 x 600 1,200 15 Haldia Energy Power Station CESC Haldia Purba Medinipur West Bengal Private Eastern 2 x 300 600 16NSPCL Durgapur NSPCL Durgapur Bardhaman West Bengal Central Eastern 2 x 60 120 TOTAL11790
Gas-based
Power station Operator Location District State Sector Region Unit wise Capacity Installed Capacity(MW) Plant Coordinates Maithan GT DVC Maithan Paschim Bardhaman West Bengal Central Eastern 1 x 90 90 Haldia GT MCC PTA India Corporation Limited Haldia Purba Medinipur West Bengal Private Eastern 1 x 40 40 Kasba Peak Load Power Generating Station CESC Kasba Kolkata West Bengal Private Eastern 2 x 20 40
Renewable Hydroelectric Station Operator District State Region Generatorunits Capacity(MW) Under Construction(MW) Plant CoordinatesRammam Hydroelectric Power Project WBSEDCL Darjeeling West Bengal Eastern 4 x 12.75 51 Teesta Canal Fanal Hydel Project WBSEDCL Darjeeling West Bengal Eastern 3 PS x 3 x 7.567.5 Teesta Low Dam Project NHPC Darjeeling West Bengal Eastern 1 x 132, 1 x 160292 Jaldhaka HEPWBSEDCL Kalimpong West Bengal Eastern 4 x 9, 2 x 444 Sidrapong HEPWBSEDCL Darjeeling West Bengal Eastern 3 x 0.20.6 Little Rangit HEPWBSEDCL Darjeeling West Bengal Eastern2 x 0.12 Fazi HEPWBSEDCL Darjeeling West Bengal Eastern 1 x 1.21.2 Rinchington HEPWBSEDCL Darjeeling West Bengal Eastern 2 x 12 Mungpo-Kalikhola HEPWBSEDCL Darjeeling West Bengal Eastern 3 x 13 Purulia Pumped Storage WBSEDCL Purulia West Bengal Eastern 4 x 225 900 Panchet Dam DVC Purulia West Bengal Eastern 2 x 40 80 Maithon Dam DVC Paschim Bardhaman West Bengal Eastern 3 x 20 60
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