Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station is a 1200 MW coal-based thermal power plant located at Raghunathpur in

Purulia district Purulia district (Pron: puruliːaː) is one of the twenty-three districts of West Bengal state in Eastern India. Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district. Some of the other important towns of Purulia district are Raghunathpur- ...

in the Indian state of

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. The power station was proposed by

Damodar Valley Corporation Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a government-owned power generator which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India. The statutory corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power stat ...

and would comprise two 600 MW units slated to be commissioned in 2013. In March 2014 it was reported that "the first phase was supposed to become operational in November 2010. However, because of major issues such as non-availability of land, water and rail connectivity, the project has been delayed," an official said. Unit 1 was commissioned in August 2014.Unit 2 was commissioned in January 2016. However, the two units did not enter commercial operation until March 2016.

Capacity

It has a planned capacity of 2520 MW. It has two Phases. Phase-I (1200 MW)+Phase-II (1320 MW)

References

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