Santaldih Thermal Power Station ( bn, সাঁওতালডিহ তাপবিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্র) of
West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) is a non-listed company wholly owned and controlled by the Government of West Bengal with the goal to carry on the business of thermal power generation in the state of West Bengal, Ind ...
is a
power station
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Many p ...
with an installed capacity of 500 MW (2x250 MW).
Location
Santaldih Thermal Power Station is located at , at
Santaldih
Santaldih is a census town in the Raghunathpur II CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Santaldih Thermal Power Project Town is shown in the Para CD block i ...
, in
Para (community development block)
Para is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
History Background
The ''Jaina Bhagavati-Sutra'' of the 5th centu ...
of
Purulia district
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in the
India
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n
state
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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 ...
. It is located on the
Adra-Gomoh branch line of South-Eastern Railway, on the southern bank of
Damodar River
Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity. Earlier known as the Sorrow of Bengal bec ...
.
There is a railway station at Santaldih on the
Adra-Gomoh branch line.
Capacity
The installed capacity of Santaldih Thermal Power Station is 2 x 250 MW. The four units were commissioned as follows- Unit 1: 1.1.1974; Unit 2: 16.7.1975; Unit 3: 6.12.1978; Unit 4: 30.3.1981.
[
STPS has expanded capacity by 2 x 250 MW .][ The previous units (1,2,3,4) are non functional now and they are demolished. Unit 5 & 6 are operating now both are 250 MW. Unit 7 & 8 are proposed to be installed in future. Unit 7 & 8 will be super critical of 800 MW each.
]
References
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Purulia district
Coal-fired power stations in West Bengal
1974 establishments in West Bengal
Energy infrastructure completed in 1974