Bandel Thermal Power Station

Bandel Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant situated on the western bank of Hooghly River, Tribeni town in the Indian state of West Bengal, 3km off the Grand Trunk Road, NH2. The power plant is operated by the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL). At the time of its commissioning in 1983, its Unit-5 was first of its kind in Eastern India and fifth in India.OperationsThe power station has 5 units with a total installed capacity of 455 MW . The electricity generated is distributed by WBSEDCL to the residents of West Bengal . All of the units are coal based thermal power stations. During the fiscal year 2006-07 the plant consumed a total of 1.68e6MT of coal. The coal required by the power station is supplied by Coal India Limited. 90% of the coal requirement is sourced from indigenous mines and the remaining 10% is imported. Coal is transported to the power plant by Indian Railways.The average plant load factor of Bandel Thermal Power Station for the fiscal year 2011-12 was 47.11%. Its auxiliary power consumption for the fiscal year 2011-12 was between 11.51%, which is greater than the national average of 8.44%.