Santaldih Thermal Power Station
Santaldih Thermal Power Station (Bengali: সাঁওতালডিহ তাপবিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্র) of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited is a power station with an installed capacity of 480 MW (4x120 MW).
| Santaldih Thermal Power Station(Power sector) | |
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| Country | India |
| Location | Para (community development block), Purulia district, West Bengal |
| Coordinates | 23°36′05″N 86°28′01″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1 January 1974 |
| Owner(s) | West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2x 250 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 480 MW 980 MW (planned) |
Location
Santaldih Thermal Power Station is located at 23°35′53″N 86°28′26″E, at Santaldih, in Para (community development block) of Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the Adra-Gomoh branch line of South-Eastern Railway, on the southern bank of Damodar River.[1] There is a railway station at Santaldih on the Adra-Gomoh branch line.
Capacity
The installed capacity of Santaldih Thermal Power Station is 4 x 120 MW. The four units were commissioned as follows- Unit 1: 1.1.1974; Unit 2: 16.7.1975; Unit 3: 6.12.1978; Unit 4: 30.3.1981.[1] STPS has expanded capacity by 2 x 250 MW .[1] The previous units (1,2,3,4) are non functional now and they are demolished. Unit 6 & 7 are proposed to be installed in future.