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.

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.

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