List of power stations in West Bengal explained

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	data-sort-type="number"	Capacity (MW) !	Coordinates
1						Central	Eastern	4 x 210, 2 x 250, 2 x 500	2,340
2						Central	Eastern	3 x 200, 2 x 500, 1 x 500	2,100
3		WBPDCL^[1]				State	Eastern	5 x 210	1,050^[2]
4						Central	Eastern	2 x 500	1,000
5	Kolaghat Thermal Power Station					State	Eastern	6 x 210	1,260^[3]	22.4156°N 87.87°W
6						Private	Eastern	3 x 250	750
7						State	Eastern	2 x 250	500
8						State	Eastern	1 x 250, 1 x 110, 1 x 300	660
9						State	Eastern	2 x 300, 2 x 500^[4] ^[5]	1,600
10						State	Eastern	2 x 60, 1 x 215	335
11						Central	Eastern	1 x 210	210
12						Private	Eastern	2 x 67.5	135
13						Private	Eastern	4x60	240
14						Central	Eastern	2 x 600	1,200
15						Private	Eastern	2 x 300	600
16	NSPCL Durgapur					Central	Eastern	2 x 60	120
	TOTAL								11790

Gas-based

Power station	Operator	Location	District	State	Sector	Region	Unit wise Capacity	data-sort-type="number"	Installed Capacity (MW) !	Plant Coordinates
Maithan GT					Central	Eastern	1 x 90	90
Haldia GT	MCC PTA India Corporation Limited				Private	Eastern	1 x 40	40
Kasba Peak Load Power Generating Station^[6] ^[7]					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 Project				Eastern	4 x 12.75	51
Teesta Canal Fanal Hydel Project				Eastern	3 PS x 3 x 7.5	67.5
Teesta Low Dam Project				Eastern	1 x 132, 1 x 160	292
Jaldhaka HEP				Eastern	4 x 9, 2 x 4	44
Sidrapong HEP				Eastern	3 x 0.2	0.6
Little Rangit HEP				Eastern	2 x 0.1	2
Fazi HEP				Eastern	1 x 1.2	1.2
Rinchington HEP				Eastern	2 x 1	2
Mungpo-Kalikhola HEP				Eastern	3 x 1	3
Purulia Pumped Storage				Eastern	4 x 225	900
				Eastern	2 x 40	80
			West Bengal	Eastern	3 x 20	60

Notes and References

1. Web site: official website . 2018-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181107013541/http://wbpdcl.co.in/ . 2018-11-07 . dead .
2. Web site: Bakreshwar unit-V may be put off . 10 April 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100130201400/http://projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=10331 . 30 January 2010 . dmy .
3. Web site: Kolaghat Thermal Power Station.
4. Web site: BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal unit in West Bengal.
5. News: Bhel commissions thermal unit in West Bengal. Business Standard India. 15 December 2015. Press Trust of India.
6. Book: Environmental Issues for the 21st Century. 9788170998730. Das Gupta. S. P.. 2003.
7. Book: Environmental Pollution Research. 2002. 9788176482592.
8. Web site: NHPC Under Construction Power Stations . NHPC . 2014-02-07.