Top thermal power stations in west bengal

 A power plant is referred to as an electric power generating station. A power plant is always connected to the power grid. More than one generator presents in a power station. A generator is a rotating machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. The energy range of a power generator presents in a power plant can be 50kw to 100kw. The AC output of a power generator has to step up by a transformer to get higher voltages (reduced current can improve the efficiency) and then the power goes to the grid. From the grid, the power distributed to proper places. So, every power plant has its generated power rating. Today we will know the top thermal power stations in West Bengal.

In West Bengal, there are 193 EHV (Extra High Voltage) power stations. The total installed MVA (Mega Volt-Ampere) capacity of these power stations in West Bengal is 32671 MVA according to information in 2019. A total of 13935 CKM (Circuit Kilometres) of EHV lines of connection are there in Bengal. After collecting some information I have created a list of Top 5 Thermal Power Plant in West Bengal according to their Generating Capacity. So we will power plant's name, operator's name, location, MW power generation, etc. The list is:

1. MTPC:

Mejia Thermal Power Corporation is located at Durlabhpur, Bankura 35 km from Durgapur city. This power plant is coal-based. MTPC was commissioned in 1996. This power plant is the largest power plant in West Bengal as well as among other DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation) power station. 

Name: Mejia thermal power corporation

Operator's name: DVC

Established: 1996

Location: Durlabhpur, Bankura

MW Power: 2340 MW

*I know this place personally because I had got my industrial training from MTPC during my 3rd-year course. That was my greatest experience. If you want to blog on it then please let me know.

2. Farakka thermal power station: 

Farakka thermal power station is located at Nabarun - 742236, Murshidabad, West Bengal. The coal of the plant transported from the Rajmahal coal fields of ECL. Farakka has a total of 6 units, which has 2100 MW of total power capacity. Each unit of Farakka 4-6 units has 500 MW power generation capacity and established between 1992 - 2011.

Name: Farakka thermal power station

Operator's name: NTPC

Established: 1986-2012

Location: Nabarun-742236, Murshidabad

MW Power: 2100 MW

3. Sagardighi thermal power station:

STPS is located at Santaldih, Purulia, West Bengal. This is a coal-based thermal power plant. Sagardighi thermal power station had a total of 6 units. But in 2009-2010 wbpbcl had de-commissioned 1 to 4 units. New 2 units (unit-5 and unit-6) had added in 2011 by BHEL. The total power capacity for these 6 units is 1600 MW.

Name: Sagardighi thermal power station

Operator's name: WBPDCL

Established: 1974-2011

Location: Santaldih, Purulia

MW Power: 1600 MW

4. KTPS: 

Kolaghat thermal power station is located at Mecheda, Medinipur, West Bengal. All units of KTPS were commissioned in the period of 1984 to 1995. This is a coal-based thermal power plant. All the models are coming from BHEL and Siemens. A total 6 generating units are there both have 210 MW power capacity.

Name: Kolaghat thermal power station

Operator's name: WBPDCL

Established: 1984-1995

Location: Mecheda, Medinipur

MW Power: 1260 MW

5. Raghunathpur TPS: 

Raghunathpur Thermal power stations is located at Raghunathpur, Purulia, West Bengal. It is a coal-based power plant. It had a planned capacity of 2520 MW. This power station has 2 units, unit-1 is commissioned in August 2014 and unit-2 in January 2016. Both the units have 600 MW power capacity. 

Name: Raghunathpur thermal power station

Operator's name: DVC

Established: 2014-2016

Location: Raghunathpur, Purulia

MW Power: 1200 MW

These are the top 5 thermal power stations in West Bengal.

Thank you for reading this article. All the information I have collected from the Internet and some from my teachers.

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- post by Riju Sharma