Sagardighi Thermal Power Station

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.

Sagardighi Thermal Power Project
Location of the Sagardighi Thermal Power Station in West Bengal
Official nameWBPDCL
CountryIndia
LocationSagardighi, West Bengal
Coordinates24°22′06″N 88°06′04″E
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: 7 September 2008
Unit 2: 6 November 2008
Unit 3: December 2015
Unit 4: January 2017
Operator(s)West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBituminous coal
Tertiary fuelOil
Power generation
Units operational2X300 MW; 2x500 MW
Nameplate capacity1600 MW
External links
Website

Geography
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Cities, towns and locations in the southern portion of Jangipur subdivision, Murshidabad district (including Suti I, Raghunathganj I, Raghunathganj II, Sagardighi CD blocks)
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Facility
Abbreviation- TPS: Thermal Power Station, AMU: Aligarh Muslim University
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Sagardighi Thermal Power Station is located at 24°22′06″N 88°06′04″E.

The site is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Manigram railway station of the Bandel-Barhawara section of Eastern Railway. NH 34 is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the site. It is on the western bank of the Bhagirathi.[1][2]

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, Dongfang Electric Corporation, at a cost of Rs. 27.50 billion.[3] The power plant had provided employment for about 2,000 people. The state government had acquired 1,600 acres (650 ha) 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.[4]

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.

Unit NumberInstalled Capacity
(MW)		Date of CommissioningStatus
13002008 SeptemberCommissioned
23002008 NovemberCommissioned
35002015 DecemberCommissioned [5]
45002017 JanuaryCommissioned [6]
5660Work in progress
(expected 2023 end)		EPC awarded to BHEL[7]

References
  1. "Sagardighi Thermal Power Station" (PDF). Summary Environment Assessment Report. West Bengal Power Development Corporation. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  2. "Sagardighi thermal plant to begin generation by Aug-end". Economic Times. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  3. "Sagardighi power plant to begin generation by August". Projects Today, 17 July 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  4. "BHEL bags Rs 3500 cr for setting up 660 MW Supercritical Thermal Power Plant in West Bengal". Business Standard. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. "Bhel commissions thermal unit in West Bengal". Press Trust of India. 15 December 2015 – via Business Standard.
  6. News Network, NetIndian. "BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal unit in West Bengal". NetIndian.
  7. "BHEL bags Rs 3,500 crore order for West Bengal supercritical power plant - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com.
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