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Santaldih Ther­mal Power Station (STPS)

Address : PO: Santaldih | Dist: Purulia | Pin: 723146 | West Bengal

Capacity:

Sl No. Units Capacity(MW)
1 Unit-V 250
2 Unit-VI 250
Total Capacity 500

Overview:

Santaldih Thermal Power Station is located in Mouza Bagra, Chakbad, Erendi, Poradih, Nabagram, Kanki & Shyampur, P.S. Santaldih under Raghunathpur II & Para Block of Raghunathpur sub division, district of Purulia, West Bengal. The nearest broad-gauge railway station is Santaldih, about 3.0Km away from the plant on Adra-Gomoh section of S.E.Railway. The plant site is also well connected with NH-2 road at Asansol via SH-8[Paharigora] & SH -5 [Raghunathpur]. Santaldih Thermal Power Station (stage I) started it’s journey in the Year 1974. Finally Unit#1-4 got permanently de-commissioned in the Year 2009-10. Simultaneously 500 MW (2*250MW) capacity addition job started in the Year 2004 and got completed by 2011 by BHEL.




Impor­tant Dates in the His­tory of STPS :
Unit Synchronisation COD
5 07.11.2007 01.04.2009
6 21.11.2010 30.09.2011