Sagardighi Thermal Power Station

Sagardighi Thermal Power Station
Location of the Sagardighi Thermal Power Station in West Bengal
Country India
Location Sagardighi, West Bengal
Coordinates 24°22′06″N 88°06′04″E / 24.36833°N 88.10111°E / 24.36833; 88.10111Coordinates: 24°22′06″N 88°06′04″E / 24.36833°N 88.10111°E / 24.36833; 88.10111
Status Operational
Commission date Unit 1: September 7, 2008
Unit 2: November 6, 2008
Operator(s) West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Bituminous coal
Power generation
Units operational 2 X 300 MW
Nameplate capacity 600 MW
Website

Sagardighi Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant located at Manigram Village, 13 km north of Sagardighi Town in the Indian state of West Bengal. The power plant is operated by the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited. It has 3 units with a total installed capacity of 1100 MW (2x300 MW+1x500). All of the units are coal-based.[1]

Sagardighi Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited has a total of three generators ,two of 300 MW each and one of 500 MW. The site is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Monigram railway station of the Bandel-Barhawara section of Eastern Railway. NH 34 is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the site. It is on the western bank of the Bhagirathi.[2][3] The project was developed by the Chinese firm, Dongfang Electric Corporation, at a cost of Rs. 27.50 billion.[4] The power plant had provided employment for about 2,000 people. The state government had acquired 1,600 acres (650 ha) of land without resistance. One 500MW unit is still in the construction phase.[5][6]

Capacity

The Thermal Power Station has a planned capacity of 1600 MW; 2 units of 300 MW each and 2 units of 500 MW each.

Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
1 300 2008 September Commissioned
2 300 2008 November Commissioned
3 500 2015 December Commissioned [7]
4 500 Advance stage

References

  1. ↑ http://wbpdcl.co.in/component/content/article/14-sample-data-articles/93-generatingunits-sagardighi-overview.html
  2. ↑ "Sagardighi Thermal Power Station" (PDF). Summary Environment Assessment Report. West Bengal Power Development Corporation. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Sagardighi thermal plant to begin generation by Aug-end". Economic Times. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Sagardighi power plant to begin generation by August". Projects Today, 17 July 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "CM promise to land losers". The Daily Telegraph. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "CEA Monthly Report" (PDF).
  7. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bhel-commissions-thermal-unit-in-west-bengal-115121500883_1.html


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