Durgapur DVC power station
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Durgapur DVC power station is a power station in Durgapur steel mill, Durgapur, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India with multiple units of varying statuses, none of which are currently operating. It is also known as Durgapur Thermal Power Station (DTPS).
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Durgapur DVC power station | Durgapur steel mill, Durgapur, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India | 23.531506, 87.249856 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- New Unit, Unit 3, Unit 4: 23.531506, 87.249856
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Unit | announced[1] | coal: unknown | 800[2] | ultra-supercritical[2] | 2029 (planned)[1] | – |
| Unit 3 | retired | coal: bituminous | 140 | subcritical | 1966 | 2016 |
| Unit 4 | retired | coal: bituminous | 210 | subcritical | 1982 | 2022 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| New Unit | Damodar Valley Corp [100%] | Damodar Valley Corp [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Damodar Valley Corp [100%] | Damodar Valley Corp [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Damodar Valley Corp [100%] | Damodar Valley Corp [100.0%] |
Background
Durgapur DVC power station is a retired coal-fired power station.[3]
The first two units were decommissioned in 1985.[4] The power station's Unit 3 was retired in October 2016.[5] Unit 4 was retired by December 2022.[6]
2022: New capacity proposed
In July 2022, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) unveiled a growth roadmap which involved new proposed coal capacity (brownfield expansions), including 800 MW at what was generally referred to as "Durgapur."[7] As of May 2023, there were no additional details about the proposal. Given that there is at least one other DVC plant related to Durgapur – the Durgapur Steel City Andal power station – the expansion could be related to another brownfield location (see Durgapur power station more generally).
In June 2023, it was reported that DVC's chairman had approved 8,000 MW worth of new power plant capacity to be added by 2030, which included an 800 MW thermal power plant in Durgapur.[8] The chairman confirmed that the new power plants were to be brownfield projects, which would "be situated within the boundaries of existing DVC power plants, which already have coal, water, and rail infrastructure."[9] Thus, the new Durgapur plant would likely be built at one of the other DVC-owned Durgapur power stations. According to DVC's list of future projects, updated in January 2024, the unit would be located near Mayabazar in Durgapur.[10]
Reporting in February 2024 indicated that the 800 MW pipeline project in Durgapur would likely commence operations by 2028-2029.[11] In August 2024, the chairman of the DVC reportedly visited the power plant construction site and talked with local residents and trade union leaders.[12]
As of September 2024, the project did not yet appear to have begun the formal permitting process with the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.
Site inhabitants and local opposition
In January 2024, local news reported that the execution of ground work for the fifth unit at DVC's Durgapur power station was facing construction issues due to "obstruction by slum dwellers" (Google Translate).[13] (The new unit was referred to as "Unit 5," although the first four units at the site have all been retired.) According to reporting, residents had set construction materials on fire at the site to protest the demolition of their slum (occupying the vacant power station site) without compensation by relocation.
News in June 2024 reported that approximately 170 slum inhabitants were protesting the construction of the new power station, whose proponent had already issued eviction notices to all dwellers at the site of the planned power station.[14]
Financing
As of August 2024, DVC estimated investment cost at Rs 8000 crore.[12]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240403031933/https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/with-144-mt-demand-dvc-mulls-coalmine-in-bengal-1503272844.html. Archived from the original on 03 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240403023653/https://www.dvc.gov.in/cms-web/details-pages/409. Archived from the original on 03 April 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Durgapur Thermal Power Station," Wikipedia, accessed January 2022
- ↑ Durgapur Thermal Power Station (DTPS), Damodar Valley Corporation, Web archive snapshot: May 16, 2010
- ↑ "Pollution from Coal-based Power Plants," LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2059, 2021
- ↑ "All India installed capacity (in MW) of power stations," CEA, as on 31.12.2022
- ↑ "DVC Draws Up Rs 50,000 Cr Expansion Plan To Double Power Capacity," Business World, July 19, 2022
- ↑ "DVC to double power generation by 2030: Chairman," Energy World, June 12, 2023
- ↑ "DVC plans 8,000MW power plants in 7 years," ConstructionWorld, June 13, 2023
- ↑ Future Projects, Damodar Valley Corporation, Last updated: January 4, 2024. Accessed: April 2, 2024
- ↑ With 144 MT demand DVC mulls coalmine in Bengal, The Statesman, February 25, 2024
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 “DVC chairman inspects construction work a Durgapur,” The Statesman, August 21, 2024
- ↑ Durgapur Thermal Power Station : পুনর্বাসনের দাবিতে আগুন, নতুন ইউনিট নির্মাণে বাধা, Ei Samay, January 28, 2024
- ↑ Azad writes to DVC chairman, urges against evacuation of encroachers, The Statesman, June 9, 2024
Additional data
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