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Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station

Bakreshwar
Thermal Power Station
Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station is located in West Bengal
Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station
Location of Bakreshwar
Thermal Power Station in West Bengal
Country India
Location Chinpai and Bhurkuna gram panchayats, Birbhum district, West Bengal
Coordinates 23°50′00″N 87°27′00″E / 23.83333°N 87.45000°E / 23.83333; 87.45000Coordinates: 23°50′00″N 87°27′00″E / 23.83333°N 87.45000°E / 23.83333; 87.45000
Status Operational
Commission date 1999
Owner(s) West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
Power generation
Units operational 5 x 210 MW
Nameplate capacity 1,050 MW

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station (Bengali: বক্রেশ্বর তাপবিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্র) of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited is a power station with an installed capacity of 1050 MW (5x210 MW) and it is proposed for capacity expansion of another 500 MW.

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station is located at 23°50′N 87°27′E / 23.83°N 87.45°E / 23.83; 87.45 in Chinpai and Bhurkuna gram panchayat areas of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located off the Panagarh–Morgram Highway, on the bank of Bakreshwar River some distance downstream from the hot springs and temple at Bakreshwar. Chinpai railway station on the Andal-Sainthia Branch Line is nearby.

Five units of 210 MW each were commissioned in 1999, 2001, 2008 and 2010. For the first three units Japan Bank for International Cooperation gave a loan of 80.8 million yen or around Rs. 25.25 billion. The first unit was completed in a record time of 37 months and commissioned on 17 July 1999. The yardstick of Central Electricity Authority for construction of power units of 200–250 MW is 48 months.


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