Kolaghat Thermal Power Station


Kolaghat Thermal Power Station is a major thermal power station in West Bengal. It is located at Mecheda, approx. 55 km from Kolkata in the Purba Medinipur district. The power plant is operated by West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited.
The power plant has six units of 210 MW each for a total capacity of 1260 MW. The units were commissioned in two stages during the period of 1984 to 1995.

Installed capacity

Following is the unit wise capacity of the plant.
StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity Date of CommissioningStatus
I1210September 1990Operational
I2210March 1986Operational
I3210October 1984Operational
II4210April 1995Operational
II5210May 1991Operational
II6210January 1994Operational