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'''Durgapur Thermal Power Station''' is located near [[Waria, India|Waria Railway Station]], 5 km from [[Durgapur, West Bengal|Durgapur]] city in [[West Bengal]]. The power plant is one of the [[coal]] based power plants of [[Damodar Valley Corporation|DVC]].
'''Durgapur Thermal Power Station''' is located near [[Waria, India|Waria Railway Station]], 6 km from [[Durgapur railway station]] in [[West Bengal]]. The power plant is one of the [[coal]] based power plants of [[Damodar Valley Corporation|DVC]].


==Power plant==
==Power plant==
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U#3 has ABL make boilers and [[General Electric|GE]] make turbine-generators, while U#4 has boiler, turbine and generator are of [[BHEL]] make.
U#3 has ABL make boilers and [[General Electric|GE]] make turbine-generators, while U#4 has boiler, turbine and generator are of [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited|BHEL]] make.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Chandrapura Thermal Power Station]]
* [[Chandrapura Thermal Power Station]]
* [[Bokaro Thermal Power Station B]]
* [[Bokaro Thermal Power Station B]]
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[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1966]]
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[[Category:1966 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Economy of Paschim Bardhaman district]]

Latest revision as of 03:42, 14 August 2023

Durgapur Thermal Power Station
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CountryIndia
LocationDurgapur, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal
Coordinates23°31′52″N 87°15′01″E / 23.53111°N 87.25028°E / 23.53111; 87.25028
StatusActive
Owner(s)DVC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
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External links
Websitewww.dvcindia.org

Durgapur Thermal Power Station is located near Waria Railway Station, 6 km from Durgapur railway station in West Bengal. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of DVC.

Power plant[edit | edit source]

DTPS was set up in the sixties of last century with two 75 MW units and one 140 MW unit in the first stage. Another 210 MW unit was added to the plant in the early eighties to augment supplies to the growing industrial demand. The first 2 units of the Station had to be de-commissioned after a fire accident in 1985.[1]

Installed capacity[edit | edit source]

Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
First 1 75 NA Closed
First 2 75 NA Closed
First 3 140 December, 1966 Closed
Second 4 220 (Output 210) September, 1982 Running

U#3 has ABL make boilers and GE make turbine-generators, while U#4 has boiler, turbine and generator are of BHEL make.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Durgapur Thermal Power Station". Damodar Valley Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010.

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