DPL Thermal Power Station

DPL Thermal Power Station is a coal-fired thermal power station in Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, which started its thermal power generation operations in 1960. The thermal power plant is located on the west side of Durgapur Station Road, and is one of the 4 coal-fired power plants in Paschim Bardhaman district. The construction of this power plant started in the 1950s. Electricity generation from the power plant started in 1960. The thermal power plant supplies electricity to consumers by two coal-based power generation units. At present, the electricity generation capacity of the center is 550 MW. On 1 January 2019, 100% ownership of Durgapur Projects Limited was handed over to West Bengal Power Development Corporation. Currently, DPL works as a subsidiary power generation company of the West Bengal Power Development corporation.

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