West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) is a company owned by the Government of West Bengal

Government of West Bengal

The Government of West Bengal also known as the State Government of West Bengal, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of West Bengal and its 19 districts...

 with the goal to carry on interalia the business of electric power generation and supply in the state of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The main thermal power plants under WBPDCL are in Kolaghat

Kolaghat

Kolaghat is a census town situated on the banks of the Rupnarayan River in the Midnapore East district of West Bengal. It is located in the Panskura–II community development block of the Tamluk subdivision. It is also the headquarters of the Panskura–II CD block...

, Bakreswar

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited is a power station with an installed capacity of 630 MW and it is undergoing expansion of capacity to the extent of 420 MW.-Location:...

, Sagardighi, Santaldih,and Bandel

Bandel

Bandel , founded by Portuguese settlers, is a gram panchayat in Chinsurah-Mogra block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Chinsurah police station. A major junction station of Eastern Railway, it is 40 km from Howrah station...

.

Kolaghat Thermal Power Station involves a total installed capacity of 1260 MW. There are Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited is a power station with an installed capacity of 630 MW and it is undergoing expansion of capacity to the extent of 420 MW.-Location:...

 plants having a capacity of 1050MW, & Sagardighi Thermal Power Project having capacity of 600MW Bandel Thermal Power Station and Santaldih Thermal Power Station

Santaldih Thermal Power Station

Santaldih Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited is a power station with an installed capacity of 480 MW.-Location:...

 have been undertaken by WBPDCL as per re-organization measures of power sector in West Bengal.

WBPDCL works in tandem with West Bengal State Electricity Board

West Bengal State Electricity Board

West Bengal State Electricity Board was a state owned electricity regulation board which came into being on 01.05.1955 and was operating within the state of West Bengal in India until 31.03.2007...

 (WBSEB) and Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation

Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation

The Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation or CESC supplies electricity to area under the Kolkata municipal corporation in the city of Kolkata, India, mainly but also few areas of Howrah, Hooghly, 24 Parganas and 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal, India.-History:On 7 January 1897 Kilburn & Co...

(CESC).

External links

• http://blog.rinkiss.com/jobs-recruitment/wbpdcl-co-in-wbpdcl-recruitment-2011-wbpdcl-careers-results-applications/7682
• Official website
• Department of Power, Government of West Bengal