Sagardighi Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant located at

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, 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 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 ...

Geography

Location

Sagardighi Thermal Power Station is located at . The site is about from Manigram railway station of the Bandel-Barhawara section of Eastern Railway. NH 34 is about from the site. It is on the western bank of the

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. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in a part of the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

The project

The project was developed by the Chinese firm,

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, at a cost of Rs. 27.50 billion. The power plant had provided employment for about 2,000 people. The state government had acquired of land without resistance.2x300MW & 2x500MW total generation now is 1600. Another 1x660MW is planned for which EPC contract has been to awarded to public sector engineering major BHEL at cost of around INR 3500 crore.

Capacity

The Thermal Power Station has a planned capacity of 1600 MW; 2 units of 300 MW each and 2 units of 500 MW each.

References

{{Power Plants of West Bengal Coal-fired power stations in West Bengal Buildings and structures in Murshidabad district Energy infrastructure completed in 2008 2008 establishments in West Bengal