Durgapur Steel City Andal power station

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Durgapur Steel City Andal power station is an operating power station of at least 1000-megawatts (MW) in Andal, Durgapur, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Durgapur Steel City Andal power station	Andal, Durgapur, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India	23.58, 87.2043 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 23.58, 87.2043

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - bituminous	500	subcritical	2011	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - bituminous	500	subcritical	2012	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Damodar Valley Corp [100.0%]
Unit 2	Damodar Valley Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): iron & steel
• Captive industry: Power

Financing

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Background

The 1,000 MW power station is owned by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and has two units in West Bengal, India. According to the India Central Electricity Authority, the first unit of the plant (500 MW) was "commissioned successfully (Full load)" on July 29, 2011. The second unit of the plant (500 MW) was commissioned on March 23, 2012.

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Additional data

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