Durgapur Projects Limited power station

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Durgapur Projects Limited power station is an operating power station of at least 550-megawatts (MW) in Durgapur, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as D.P.L. TPS, DPL TPS.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Durgapur Projects Limited power station Durgapur, Durgapur, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India 23.521147, 87.302309 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8: 23.521147, 87.302309

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 retired coal: bituminous 30 subcritical 1960 2017
Unit 2 retired coal: bituminous 30 subcritical 1960 2017
Unit 3 retired coal: bituminous 70 subcritical 1964 2017
Unit 4 retired coal: bituminous 75 subcritical 1964 2017
Unit 5 retired coal: bituminous 75 subcritical 1966 2017
Unit 6 retired coal: bituminous 110 subcritical 1987 2020
Unit 7 operating coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 2008
Unit 8 operating coal: bituminous 250 subcritical 2014

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100%] The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100%] The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100%] The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100%] The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 5 The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100%] The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 6 The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100%] The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 7 The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100%] The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 8 The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100%] The Durgapur Projects Ltd [100.0%]

Background

The power station is owned by Durgapur Projects Limited, a government enterprise of West Bengal owned by West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited. The plant comprises the following units:[1]

  • Unit 1 - 30 MW - 1960 - retired
  • Unit 2 - 30 MW - 1960 - retired
  • Unit 3 - 70 MW - 1964 - retired 2017[2]
  • Unit 4 - 75 MW - 1964 - retired 2017[2]
  • Unit 5 - 75 MW - 1966 - retired 2017[2]
  • Unit 6 - 110 MW - 1987 - retired 2020[3]
  • Unit 7 - 300 MW - 2008
  • Unit 8 - 250 MW - 2014


The Durgapur Projects Ltd website confirmed that the first six units of the plant had been retired (exact dates unspecified), and that Units 7 and 8 remained in operation as of at least 2019, and likely beyond that time.[4]

Expansion

Durgapur Projects Ltd has proposed a 300 MW extension known as Unit 8, or unit 7a.[5] It was listed as under construction in 2012, and scheduled for completion in December 2013.[6]

In June 2014 it was reported that unit 8 would start generation by the next month.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Power Plant," Durgapur Projects Limited web site, accessed January 30, 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Decommissioning of units 3, 4 & 5 of Durgapur Projects Limited (DPL)- reg," India CEA, July 17, 2017
  3. "Installed capacity," India CEA, Jan. 31, 2020
  4. The Durgapur Projects Ltd: History Durgapur Projects Limited Website, accessed: Aug. 2023
  5. "Curgapur Projects Ltd to set up Extension (1x300MW) Unit - 7A at Durgapur," Thermal Power, accessed January 30, 2012
  6. Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country, Central Electricity Authority, September 2012
  7. "No dearth of electricity in Bengal: Power Minister," AITMC News, June 26, 2014.

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