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{{short description|Thermal power plant in India}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Bandel Thermal Power Station
| name_official = Bandel Thermal Power Station
| image = Bandel Thermal Power Station at Tribeni, Hooghly 01.jpg
| image_caption = Bandel Thermal Power Plant
| image_alt =
| location_map_caption = Location of the Bandel Thermal Power Station
| coordinates = {{coord|22|59|42.6|N|88|24|18.9|E|region:IN_type:landmark_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| country = India
| location = [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]] (near [[Bandel]]), [[West Bengal]]
| status = Operational
| construction_began =
| commissioned = Unit 1: September 4, 1965 Unit 2: October 18, 1965 Unit 3: February 17, 1966 Unit 4: August 3, 1966 Unit 5: March 20, 1983
| decommissioned =
| cost =
| owner = [[West Bengal Power Development Corporation]]
| operator =
| th_fuel_primary = [[Bituminous Coal]]
| th_fuel_tertiary =
| ps_units_operational = 2 x 60 [[Megawatt|MW]] 1 x 215 [[Megawatt|MW]]
| ps_units_manu_model =
| th_cogeneration =
| th_combined_cycle =
| ps_electrical_capacity = 335 [[Megawatt|MW]]
| ps_electrical_cap_fac =
| website =
}}
'''Bandel Thermal Power Station''' is a coal-based power plant situated on the western bank of [[Hooghly River]] at [[Tribeni, Hooghly|Tribeni]], a neighbourhood in [[Bansberia]], near [[Bandel]], in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]], {{convert|3|km|mi}} off the [[Grand Trunk Road]]/ [[National Highway 19 (India)|NH 19]] (old numbering NH 2). 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.

==Operations==

The power station has 3 operational units with a total installed capacity of '''335 MW''' (2x60, 1x215 MW). The electricity generated is distributed by [[West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company|WBSEDCL]] to the residents of [[West Bengal]] (excepting [[Kolkata]]). All of the units are [[coal]] based [[Thermal power station#Typical coal thermal power station|thermal power stations]].<ref name="wbpdclBandel">{{cite web |url=http://www.wbpdcl.co.in/wbpdcl/14-sample-data-articles/91-bandel-thermal-power-station.html|title=GeneratingUnits_Bandel_Overview|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref> During the [[fiscal year]] 2006-07 the plant consumed a total of {{convert|1.68|e6MT|e6ST|abbr=off}} of coal.<ref name="ThermalPowerReviewReport2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/yearly/thermal_perfm_review_rep/1112/complete_1112.pdf |title=Review of Performance of Thermal Power Stations (2011-12) |date=1 October 2012 |accessdate=29 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718221947/http://cea.nic.in/reports/yearly/thermal_perfm_review_rep/1112/complete_1112.pdf |archive-date=2014-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The coal required by the power station is supplied by [[Coal India Limited]].<ref name="WBPDCLvsCIL">{{cite web |url=http://www.cci.gov.in/May2011/OrderOfCommission/261/372013.pdf |title=West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited vs Coal India |date=5 July 2013 |accessdate=29 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203222206/http://www.cci.gov.in/May2011/OrderOfCommission/261/372013.pdf |archive-date=2014-02-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 90% of the coal requirement is sourced from indigenous mines and the remaining 10% is imported.<ref name="ThermalPowerReviewReport2012"/> Coal is transported to the power plant by [[Indian Railways]].

The average [[Capacity factor|plant load factor]] of Bandel Thermal Power Station for the [[fiscal year]] 2011-12 was 47.11%.<ref name="ThermalPowerReviewReport2012"/> Its auxiliary power consumption for the [[fiscal year]] 2011-12 was between 11.51%, which is greater than the national average of 8.44%.<ref name="ThermalPowerReviewReport2012"/>

==Future developments==
Bandel Thermal Power Station Unit-5 (215 MW) is selected for the Coal Fired Generation Rehabilitation Project funded by [[World Bank]] for demonstrating Energy Efficiency Rehabilitation & Modernization (EE R&M). As a part of this project, World Bank has earmarked US$180 million of [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development|IBRD]] loan and US$37.9 million of [[Global Environment Facility|GEF]] grants for the Component-1.<ref name="ThermalPowerReviewReport2012"/><ref name="WorldBankEEProject">{{cite web |url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/10630028/india-coal-fired-generation-rehabilitation-project |title=India - Coal Fired Generation Rehabilitation Project (English)(World Bank) |date=22 May 2009 |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref> [[West Bengal Power Development Corporation|WBPDCL]] has signed a contract with [[Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction|M/s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Company]], Korea (DHIC) and their associate on February 29, 2012, for [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]] renovation & modernization of Unit-5 of Bandel Thermal Power Station.<ref name="wbpdclBandelRenovation">{{cite web |url=http://www.wbpdcl.co.in/projects/ongoing-projects/14-sample-data-articles/136-ongoing-projects-eer-m-project-at-ban-del-ther-mal-power-station.html |title=Energy Efficiency Renovation & Modernization (EE R&M) Project at Bandel Thermal Power Station Unit-5 (1X210MW) |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Portal|India|Energy}}
{{Power Plants of West Bengal}}

[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hooghly district]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1965]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]

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