The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) is a non-listed company wholly owned and controlled by the

Government of West Bengal The Government of West Bengal also known as the West Bengal Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of West Bengal , created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. The ...

with the goal to carry on the business of thermal power generation in the 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 ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Its thermal power plants are in

Kolaghat Kolaghat ( bn, কোলাঘাট) is a census town in Kolaghat CD Block, Tamluk subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Kolaghat is located at . It is located in the Panskura ...

, Bakreswar,

Sagardighi Sagardighi may refer to: * Sagardighi, Bangladesh * Sagardighi, Murshidabad, in Sagardighi community development block ** Sagardighi (community development block), Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India * Sagardighi, Cooch Behar Sagardighi ...

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 ...

, and

Bandel Bandel is a neighbourhood in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is founded by Portuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Me ...

. The corporation works in tandem with the

West Bengal State Electricity Board West Bengal State Electricity Board (WBSEB) was a state government electricity regulation board in West Bengal in India. It was formed on 1 May 1955. In 2007, the Government of West Bengal unbundled the erstwhile WBSEB into two companies namel ...

. * Kolaghat Thermal Power Station have a total installed capacity of 1260 MW (6x210 MW). * Bakreswar Thermal Power Station have a total installed capacity of 1050 MW (5x210 MW). *

Sagardighi Thermal Power Project Sagardighi Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant located at Manigram, 13 km north of Sagardighi in the Indian state of West Bengal. The power plant is operated by the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited. Geography ...

have a total installed capacity of 1,600 MW (2x300 MW, 2x500 MW). *

Bandel Thermal Power Station Bandel Thermal Power Station is a coal-based power plant situated on the western bank of Hooghly River at Tribeni, a neighbourhood in Bansberia, near Bandel, in the Indian state of West Bengal, off the Grand Trunk Road/ NH 19 (old numbering NH ...

have a total installed capacity of 335 MW (2x60, 1x215 MW). Renovation & modernisation of 215MW unit is modified from 210MW. * Santaldih Thermal Power Station have a total installed capacity of 500 MW (2x250 MW).

References

External links

Official website
Energy in West Bengal State agencies of West Bengal State electricity agencies of India Electric-generation companies of India Companies based in Kolkata 1985 establishments in West Bengal {{energy-company-stub