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 (WBPDCL)

Kolaghat Thermal Power Station
Country	India
Location	Mecheda, Medinipur, West Bengal
Coordinates	22°24′56″N 87°52′12″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1984
Operator	West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	6 X 210 MW
Make and model	BHEL Siemens
Nameplate capacity	1.26 GW
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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.^[1]

Stage	Unit Number	Installed Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning	Status
I	1	210	September 1990	Demolished
I	2	210	March 1986	Demolished
I	3	210	October 1984	Operational
II	4	210	April 1995	Operational
II	5	210	May 1991	Operational
II	6	210	January 1994	Operational

Demolition

In a significant move to address long-standing pollution concerns, two chimneys at the Kolaghat Thermal Power Station were demolished on April 13, 2025. The controlled implosions marked a pivotal step in the plant's environmental mitigation efforts, though the future operational status of remaining units remains unclear at this stage.^[2]

See also

• Energy portal
• India portal

• Kolaghat
• Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station
• Santaldih Thermal Power Station