Singur power station

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Singur power station is a cancelled power station in Singur, Hooghly, West Bengal, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Singur power station Singur, Hooghly, West Bengal, India 22.81, 88.23 (approximate)
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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology
Unit 1 Cancelled coal: unknown 800 supercritical
Unit 2 Cancelled coal: unknown 800 supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd [100%] The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd [100%] The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd [100.0%]

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Background

In November 2009 it was reported that he West Bengal government was considering setting up a thermal power plant on the land in Singur that in 2007 was leased to Tata Motors Ltd for a small car project. The power plant would be built by West Bengal Power Development Corp. Ltd (WBPDCL), and would likely consist of two units generating 800MW each.[1]

Only a few weeks later it was reported that Bharat Heavy Electricals said it was unable to put up the proposed power project at Tata Motors' abandoned Singur site, in a written communication to WBPDCL, saying the land was too small, the nearest source of water was at least 18-20 km away, and coal transportation would be a problem.[2]

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