Kolaghat Thermal Power Station

22°24′56″N 87°52′12″E / 22.41556°N 87.87000°E / 22.41556; 87.87000StatusOperationalCommission date1984Operator(s)West Bengal Power Development Corporation LimitedThermal power station Primary fuelCoalPower generation Units operational6 X 210 MWMake and modelBHEL
SiemensNameplate capacity1.26 GWExternal linksCommonsRelated media on Commons

Kolaghat Thermal Power Station is a major thermal power station in West Bengal. It is located at Mecheda, approx. 55 km from Kolkata in the Purba Medinipur district. The power plant is operated by West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL)

The power plant has six units of 210 MW, each for a total capacity of 1260 MW. The units were commissioned in two stages during the period of 1984 to 1995.

Installed capacity

Following is the unit wise capacity of the plant.^[1]

Stage	Unit Number	Installed Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning	Status
I	1	210	September 1990	CLOSED
I	2	210	March 1986	CLOSED
I	3	210	October 1984	Operational
II	4	210	April 1995	Operational
II	5	210	May 1991	Operational
II	6	210	January 1994	Operational

See also

• Kolaghat
• Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station
• Santaldih Thermal Power Station

References

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WBPDCL