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Santaldih Thermal Power Station


FieldValue
nameSantaldih
Thermal Power Station(Power sector)
coordinates
countryIndia
locationPara (community development block), Purulia district, West Bengal
statusO
commissioned1 January 1974
ownerWest Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
th_fuel_primaryCoal
ps_units_operational2x 250 MW
ps_electrical_capacity500 MW
800x2 MW (planned)

Thermal Power Station(Power sector) 800x2 MW (planned) Santaldih Thermal Power Station () of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited is a power station with an installed capacity of 500 MW (2x250 MW).

Location

Santaldih Thermal Power Station is located at , at Santaldih, in Para (community development block) of Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the Adra-Gomoh branch line of South-Eastern Railway, on the southern bank of Damodar River. There is a railway station at Santaldih on the Adra-Gomoh branch line.

Capacity

The installed capacity of Santaldih Thermal Power Station is 2 x 250 MW. The four units were commissioned as follows- Unit 1: 1.1.1974; Unit 2: 16.7.1975; Unit 3: 6.12.1978; Unit 4: 30.3.1981. STPS has expanded capacity by 2 x 250 MW . The previous units (1,2,3,4) are non functional now and they are demolished. Unit 5 & 6 are operating now both are 250 MW. Unit 7 & 8 are proposed to be installed in future. Unit 7 & 8 will be super critical of 800 MW each.

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References

  1. "Santaldih Thermal Power Station - WBPDCL". WBPDCL.
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