Sagardighi Thermal Power Station


Sagardighi Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant located at Manigram, 13 km north of Sagardighi in the Indian state of West Bengal. The power plant is operated by the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited.
The site is about from Manigram railway station of the Bandel-Barhawara section of Eastern Railway. NH 34 is about from the site. It is on the western bank of the Bhagirathi. The project was developed by the Chinese firm, Dongfang Electric Corporation, at a cost of Rs. 27.50 billion. The power plant had provided employment for about 2,000 people. The state government had acquired of land without resistance.2x300MW & 2x500MW total generation now is 1600. Another 1x660MW is planned for which EPC contract has been to awarded to public sector engineering major BHEL at cost of around INR 3500 crore.

Capacity

The Thermal Power Station has a planned capacity of 1600 MW; 2 units of 300 MW each and 2 units of 500 MW each.
Unit NumberInstalled Capacity Date of CommissioningStatus
13002008 SeptemberCommissioned
23002008 NovemberCommissioned
35002015 DecemberCommissioned
45002017 JanuaryCommissioned
5660-EPC awarded to BHEL