POWER   SCENARIO IN
WEST BENGAL

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Total Installed Generating Capacity (in MW)

State Sector

Central Sector Private Sector Total
WBSEB  WBPDCL DPL DVC NTPC CESC DPSC
1284.01 1470.00 395.00 1040.00 1600.00 1155.00 26.38 6970.39

 

Generation of Power in the State (in MU)

Year 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000
State Sector

WBSEB

WBPDCL

DPL

 

2865

4289

978

 

3700

5366

902

 

3745

5805

907

 

3200

6232

905

 

3753

6235

1012

 

3839

5814

861

 

3630

6687

593

 

3944

6237

848

Total
(State Sector)

8132 9968 10457 10337 11000 10514** 10910 11029
Central Sector

DVC

NTPC

 

946

N.A.

 

1704

N.A.

 

2013

N.A.

 

1989

6508

 

1880

6391

 

2414

6038

 

3037

5476

 

3882

6792

Private Sector

CESC Ltd

Dishergarh Power
Supply Co. Ltd.

    

3439

248

 

3505

238

 

3724

219

 

3833

229

 

3663

227

 

3982

160

 

4715

N.A.

 

5378

N.A.

Total
(Private Sector)
3687 3743 3943 4062 3890 4142 4715 5378
Net Import from
Central Sector
729 122 472 1752 1891 2569 3027 3188
Total Availability 13494 15577 16885 18140 18661 19619 21680 23477

          ** Lower generation and higher import due to backing down/shut down of units to
                  satisfy conditionality of EREB.

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Central Sector Generating Stations and Share of  WBSEB

Name of the Power Station &

  Organisation

Installed Capacity

(MW)

Share of WBSEB

 

Farakka STPS/NTPC 1600 33.12% (530 MW)
Kahalgaon STPS/NTPC 840 21.43% (180 MW)
Talcher STPS/NTPC 1000 Nil
Chukha HPS/CHPC 310 (at Birpura receipt) 37.40% (116 MW)
Rangeet HPS/NHPC 60 23.33% (14 MW)
Total 840 MW

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