Bandel Thermal Power Station

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Bandel Thermal Power Station is an operating power station of at least 270-megawatts (MW) in Bandapara, Chinsurah-Mogra, Hooghly, West Bengal, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bandel Thermal Power Station	Bandapara, Chinsurah-Mogra, Hooghly, West Bengal, India	22.995746, 88.403815 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5: 22.995746, 88.403815

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal: bituminous	60	subcritical	1965	2022
Unit 2	operating	coal: bituminous	60	subcritical	1965	–
Unit 3	retired	coal: bituminous	60	subcritical	1966	2018
Unit 4	retired	coal: bituminous	60	subcritical	1966	2018
Unit 5	operating	coal: bituminous	210	subcritical	1982	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100%]	The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2	The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100%]	The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3	The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100%]	The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4	The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100%]	The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 5	The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100%]	The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100.0%]

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Background

The power station had 5 units with a total installed capacity of 450 MW (4x60, 1x210 MW). The power plant is operated by the West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL). The electricity generated is distributed by WBSEDCL to the residents of West Bengal (excepting Kolkata). All of the units are coal based thermal power stations. During the fiscal year 2006-07 the plant consumed a total of 1.68 million metric tons (1.85 million short tons) of coal. The coal required by the power station is supplied by Coal India Limited. 90% of the coal requirement is sourced from indigenous mines and the remaining 10% is imported. Coal is transported to the power plant by Indian Railways.

The average plant load factor of Bandel Thermal Power Station for the fiscal year 2011-12 was 47.11%. Its auxiliary power consumption for the fiscal year 2011-12 was between 11.51%, which is greater than the national average of 8.44%.

At the time of its commissioning in 1983, the plant's Unit-5 was the first of its kind in Eastern India and fifth in India.

Units 3 & 4 (60 MW each) were retired in 2018.

Unit 1 (60 MW) was retired by March 2022.

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