List of power stations in West Bengal

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

Conventional

Coal
NameOperatorLocationDistrictStateSectorRegionUnitsCapacity
(MW)		Coordinates
Mejia Thermal Power StationDVCDurlavpurBankuraWest BengalCentralEastern4 x 210, 2 x 250, 2 x 5002,34023°27′47″N 87°07′51″E
Farakka Super Thermal Power StationNTPCFarakkaMurshidabadWest BengalCentralEastern3 x 200, 2 x 500, 1 x 5002,10024°46′23″N 87°53′43″E
Bakreshwar Thermal Power StationWBPDCL[1]SuriBirbhumWest BengalStateEastern5 x 2101,050 [2]23°49′43″N 87°27′06″E
Durgapur Steel Thermal Power StationDVCDurgapurBardhamanWest BengalCentralEastern2 x 5001,00023°27′47″N 87°07′51″E
Kolaghat Thermal Power StationWBPDCLMechedaPurba Medinipur districtWest BengalPrivateEastern6 x 2101,260[3]22°24′56″N 87°52′12″E
Budge Budge Thermal Power PlantCESCBudge BudgeSouth 24 ParaganasWest BengalPrivateEastern3 x 25075022°28′09″N 88°08′23″E
Santaldih Thermal Power StationWBPDCL CESCSantaldihPuruliaWest BengalStateEastern2 x 25050023°36′08″N 86°28′06″E
Durgapur Projects LimitedWBSEDCLDurgapurBardhamanWest BengalStateEastern2 x 30, 1 x 70, 2 x 75, 1 x 110, 1 x 30069023°31′09″N 87°18′05″E
Sagardighi Thermal Power StationWBPDCLMonigramMurshidabadWest BengalStateEastern2 x 300, 2 x 500[4][5]1,60024°22′44″N 88°05′44″E
Bandel Thermal Power StationWBPDCLBandelHooghlyWest BengalStateEastern4 x 60, 1 x 21045022°59′44″N 88°24′13″E
Durgapur Thermal Power StationDVCDurgapurBardhamanWest BengalCentralEastern1 x 140, 1 x 21035023°31′59″N 87°15′00″E
CESC Southern Generating StationCESCKolkataKolkataWest BengalPrivateEastern3 x 67.513522°32′58″N 88°17′29″E
New Cossipore Generating StationCESCCossiporeKolkataWest BengalPrivateEastern1 x 100100
Titagarh Thermal Power StationCESCTitagarhNorth 24 ParaganasWest BengalStateEastern4x60240
Raghunathpur Thermal Power StationDVCRaghunathpurPuruliaWest BengalStateEastern2 x 6001,200

Gas-based
Power stationOperatorLocationDistrictStateSectorRegionUnit wise CapacityInstalled Capacity
(MW)		Plant Coordinates
Maithan GTDVCMaithanWest BengalStateEastern1 x 9090
Haldia GTHaldiaWest BengalStateEastern1 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 PlantNHPCDarjeelingWest BengalEastern4 x 12.7551120
Teesta Low DamNHPCDarjeelingWest BengalEastern4 x 33, 4 x 40132160
Purulia pumped storageWBSEBPuruliaWest BengalEastern4 x 225#900
PanchetDVCPuruliaWest BengalEastern2 x 40#80-
MaithonDVCWest Bengal&JharkhandEastern3 x 20#60-

Solar
NameLocationStateCapacity
(MW)		CommissionedNotes and
References
Jamuria Photovoltaic Plant West Bengal2 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. http://netindian.in/news/2017/01/16/00040549/bhel-commissions-500-mw-thermal-unit-west-bengal
  5. http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bhel-commissions-thermal-unit-in-west-bengal-115121500883_1.html
  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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