Mejia Thermal Power Station

Mejia Thermal Power Station is located at Durlabhpur, Bankura, 35 km from Durgapur city in West Bengal. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of DVC. Commissioned on 1996, MTPS is the largest thermal power plant, in terms of generating capacity in the state of West Bengal as well as among other DVC power plants.

Mejia
Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
LocationDurlovpur, Mejia, Bankura, West Bengal
Coordinates23°27′37″N 87°08′05″E
StatusOperational
Commission date1996
Owner(s)DVC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational4×210 MW (Units 1-4)
2×250 MW (Units 5-6)
2×500 MW (Units 7-8)
Nameplate capacity2340 MW
External links
Websitewww.dvc.gov.in

Power Plant

Mejia Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 2340 MW. The plant has 8 units under operation.[1] The individual units has the generating capacity as follows:

Unit No.Generating CapacityCommissioned on
U#1210 MWMar. 1996
U#2210 MWMar. 1998
U#3210 MWSep. 1999
U#4210 MWFeb. 2005
U#5250 MWFeb. 2008
U#6250 MWSep. 2008
U#7500 MWAug. 2011
U#8500 MWAug. 2012 [2]

Units 1 through 6 are collectively named MTPS- A, while the extension work of 2×500 MW Units 7 & 8 are called MTPS-B. All the units have BHEL make boilers, turbines and generators installed in them.

See also


References
  1. "Mejia Thermal Power Station". Damodar Valley Corporation. Archived from the original on 2010-05-15.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-03-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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