List of power stations in West Bengal
Name Operator Location District State Sector Region Units Capacity ( MW )
Mejia Thermal Power Station DVC Durlavpur Bankura West Bengal Central Eastern 4 x 210 , 2 x 250 , 2 x 500 2,340
Farakka Super Thermal Power Station NTPC Farakka Murshidabad West Bengal Central Eastern 3 x 200 , 2 x 500 , 1 x 500 2,100
Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Suri Birbhum West Bengal State Eastern 5 x 210 1,050
Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station DVC Durgapur Bardhaman West Bengal Central Eastern 2 x 500 1,000
Kolaghat Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Mecheda Purba Medinipur district West Bengal Private Eastern 6 x 210 1,260
Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant CESC Budge Budge South 24 Paraganas West Bengal Private Eastern 3 x 250 750
Santaldih Thermal Power Station WBPDCL CESC Santaldih Purulia West Bengal State Eastern 2 x 250 500
Durgapur Projects Limited WBSEDCL Durgapur Bardhaman West Bengal State Eastern 2 x 30 , 1 x 70 , 2 x 75 , 1 x 110 , 1 x 300 690
Sagardighi Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Monigram Murshidabad West Bengal State Eastern 2 x 300 , 2 x 500 1,600
Bandel Thermal Power Station WBPDCL Bandel Hooghly West Bengal State Eastern 4 x 60 , 1 x 210 450
Durgapur Thermal Power Station DVC Durgapur Bardhaman West Bengal Central Eastern 1 x 140 , 1 x 210 350
CESC Southern Generating Station CESC Kolkata Kolkata West Bengal Private Eastern 3 x 67.5 135
New Cossipore Generating Station CESC Cossipore Kolkata West Bengal Private Eastern 1 x 100 100
Titagarh Thermal Power Station CESC Titagarh North 24 Paraganas West Bengal State Eastern 4x60 240
Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station DVC Raghunathpur Purulia West Bengal State Eastern 2 x 600 1,200
Conventional -- Thermal power plant
Most power plants in West Bengal are coal-based thermal power plants. In addition, there are some hydropower and gas power plants.