Sagardighi Thermal Power Station

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Sagardighi Thermal Power Station is an operating power station of at least 1600-megawatts (MW) in Manigram, Sagardighi, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Sagardighi St. III U-1 (Stage III Unit 5).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sagardighi Thermal Power Station Manigram, Sagardighi, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India 24.3688141, 88.1040001 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Stage II Unit 3, Stage II Unit 4, Stage III Unit 5, Stage III Unit 6, Unit 1, Unit 2: 24.3688141, 88.1040001

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Stage II Unit 3 operating coal: unknown 500 subcritical 2015
Stage II Unit 4 operating coal: unknown 500 subcritical 2016
Stage III Unit 5 construction coal: unknown 660 supercritical 2025 (planned)[1]
Stage III Unit 6 cancelled coal: unknown 660 supercritical
Unit 1 operating coal: unknown 300 subcritical 2007
Unit 2 operating coal: unknown 300 subcritical 2008

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Stage II Unit 3 The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100%] The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Stage II Unit 4 The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100%] The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Stage III Unit 5 The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100%] The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Stage III Unit 6 The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100%] The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd [100.0%]
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%]

Background

The power station began as two units of 300 MW each, commissioned in 2007 and 2008.[2][3]

Expansion

Units 3-4

West Bengal Power Development Corporation reports the following status items for the proposed units 3 and 4:[4]

  • Go ahead clearance received from Govt. of West Bengal for implementation of 2x500 MW Thermal Power Unit at Sagardighi.
  • Chimney Clearance has already been received from Ministry of Civil and Aviation.
  • Water Clearance has been received from Port Trust. But clearance from Irrigation & Water Department is still pending.
  • Railway Transportation Clearance has already been received.
  • Financial Tie up has already been made with PFC for funding up to 70% of the Project Cost.
  • Coal Linkage is made with Captive Coal Mines Pachawar North and East of Damagaria Coal Mines.
  • In principle clearance from the Hon’ble State Electricity Regulatory Commission is still pending as well as Environmental Clearance is also pending.

In 2012, Units 3 and 4 had a planned commissioning date of 2014.[5]

As of February 2015, units 3 and 4 are planned for completion by FY2017.[6]

Unit 3 was commissioned December 2015 and began commercial operation in July 2016.[7] Unit 4 was commissioned in December 2016.[8]

Units 5-6

The company is also planning a unit 5 and 6 of 500 MW each.[9]

Unit 5 received a terms of reference in January 2015.[10]

In April 2016, the company applied for unit 5 to be 660 MW, to meet the Ministry of Power requirement that the 13th Plan Capacity Additions only be through supercritical units.[11]

Unit 5 as 660 MW received a terms of reference on March 26, 2019,[12] and environmental clearance on March 24, 2020.[13]

Construction on unit 5 began in 2021. Commissioning was planned for 2024.[14][15][16]

Unit 6 has received no permits and appeared to be abandoned.

The May 2023 Broad Status report stated that Unit 5 (or Unit 1 of Stage III) was expected to be commissioned in October 2024.[17] The November 2023 Broad Status report indicated planned commissioning in January 2025.[18]

Financing for Unit 5

In March 2017, a financing agreement for Unit 5 was closed. The Power Finance Corporation agreed to provide a US$405 million loan. West Bengal Power Development Corporation is expected to provide US$179.57 million in equity.[19] [20]

Coal supply

In December 2021, Mongabay published a story titled "In anticipation of India’s largest coal mining project." The story noted the Sagardighi plant:[21]

"Sprawling across 3,400 acres (approximately 13.7 square kilometres), the mining area is made of two coal blocks – the Deocha-Pachami coal block spread over 9.7 square kilometres and the Dewanganj-Harinsinga coal block spread over 2.6 sq. km. The project, which would be implemented in a public-private partnership model, has the potential to draw investment to the tune of USD 3 billion (approximately Rs. 22,500 crore or Rs. 225 billion), according to a state government publication. There will be five end-users of the coal extracts – the thermal plants are Sagardighi Phase II, Sagardighi Phase III, Santaldih, Bakreswar and the pit head of Deocha-Pachami coal block."

Articles and Resources

References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240218232421/https://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/thermal_broad/2023/11/BS_Nov_2023_V1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Environmental Clearance, India MoEF, May 18, 2011.
  3. West Bengal Power Development Corporation, "About Us: Plant", West Bengal Power Development Corporation website, accessed February 2012.
  4. "Ongoing Projects: Sagardighi Thermal Power Project Extension," West Bengal Power Development Corp, accessed March 2012
  5. Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country, Central Electricity Authority, September 2012
  6. Broad Status Report, India Central Electrical Authority, February 2015
  7. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, July 2016
  8. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, November 2016
  9. "Future Projects," West Ben­gal Power Devel­op­ment Corpo­ra­tion Limited website, accessed August 2014
  10. Terms of reference, India MoEF, Jan 15, 2015
  11. "Proposed 1 X500 MW Coal based Sagardighi Phase-Ill Extension," West Bengal Power Development Corporation, April 6, 2016
  12. Terms of reference, India MoEF, March 26, 2019
  13. Form 2, India MoEF, accessed July 2, 2020
  14. “Broad Status Report,” Thermal Project Monitoring Division, Central Electricity Authority, November 2021
  15. “Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects,” Central Electricity Authority, May 2022
  16. “Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects,” India Central Electricity Authority, November 2022
  17. Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects, Central Electricity Authority, Government of India, May 2023
  18. "Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects" (PDF). Central Electricity Authority. November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. "Power Finance Corp provides loan to West Bengal coal-fired | News | IJGlobal". ijglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  20. "Preview of Murshidabad Coal-Fired Power Plant (660MW) | Transaction | IJGlobal". ijglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  21. "In anticipation of India’s largest coal mining project," Mongabay, December 2, 2021

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