DURGAPUR is a 210 MW coal power station in West Bengal, India. It is operated by Damodar Valley Corp. Based on reported annual generation of 856 GWh, it can supply roughly 245k homes. It ranks #717 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1981, it is around 45 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 472,120 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 110k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 70.8% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id IND0000108.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 120 MW for Durgapur SAIL power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 210 MW, DURGAPUR is below the median coal plant in India (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~472,120 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 47%, from 856 GWh of reported generation; the median for 167 coal plants in India that report generation is 54%
- Generation trend
- 1,154 GWh in 2014 and 856 GWh in 2018 (−26%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2014: 1,154 GWh; 2016: 518 GWh
- Share of India coal capacity
- less than 0.1% of 805,419 MW across 713 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 26 of 354 dated coal plants in India are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Damodar Valley Corp. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 23.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #553 largest coal power plant of 713 in India by capacity.
India has 713 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 805,419 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- D.P.L. · Coal · 660 MW · West Bengal
- Durgapur Projects Limited power station · Coal · 550 MW · West Bengal
- DURGAPUR STEEL TPS · Coal · 1,000 MW · West Bengal
- DURGAPUR RAMRUPAI · Coal · 35 MW · West Bengal
- MEJIA · Coal · 1,340 MW · West Bengal
- MEJIA TPS EXT · Coal · 1,000 MW · West Bengal
Location
Coordinates 23.531, 87.25 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is DURGAPUR?
DURGAPUR is a 210 MW coal power plant in West Bengal, India, commissioned in 1981.
How much electricity does DURGAPUR generate?
DURGAPUR generates about 856 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates DURGAPUR?
DURGAPUR is operated by Damodar Valley Corp.
How much CO₂ does DURGAPUR emit?
DURGAPUR has modelled emissions of about 472,120 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).