Budge Budge Generating Station
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Budge Budge Generating Station is an operating power station of at least 750-megawatts (MW) in Pujali, Budge Budge, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Budge Budge Generating Station | Pujali, Budge Budge, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India | 22.470344, 88.139949 (exact) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 22.470344, 88.139949
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Operating | coal: unknown[1] | 250 | subcritical | 1997 | False |
| Unit 2 | Operating | coal: unknown[1] | 250 | subcritical | 1999 | False |
| Unit 3 | Operating | coal: unknown[1] | 250 | subcritical | 2010 | False |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | CESC Ltd [100%] | CESC Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | CESC Ltd [100%] | CESC Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | CESC Ltd [100%] | CESC Ltd [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): domestic
Ownership Tree
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Financing
Source of financing:
Background
The 750 MW power station is owned by CESC Ltd and is located in West Bengal.[2]
In its 2010-2011 annual report CESC stated that the first two 250MW units were commissioned over a decade before (in 1997 and 1999) and the third was commissioned in February 2010. [3]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ CESC, "CESC At a glance", CESC website, accessed November 2011.
- ↑ CESC, Annual Report 2010-11", July 2011, page 10. (Pdf)
Additional data
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