Mejia Thermal Power Station is located at Durlabhpur, Bankura, 35 km from Durgapur city in

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. The power plant is one of the

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based power plants of DVC. Commissioned on 1996, MTPS is the largest thermal power plant, in terms of generating capacity in the state of West Bengal as well as among other DVC power plants.

Power Plant

Mejia Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 2340 MW. The plant has 8 units under operation. The individual units has the generating capacity as follows: Units 1 through 6 are collectively named MTPS- A, while the extension work of 2×500 MW Units 7 & 8 are called MTPS-B. All the units have

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make boilers, turbines and generators installed in them.

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{{Damodar Valley Coal-fired power stations in West Bengal Bankura district Energy infrastructure completed in 1996 1996 establishments in West Bengal

Power Plant

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