Entrusted with the pioneering responsibility of powering industrial growth in the resource rich Damodar Valley region, DVC has been using latest available technologies to supply bulk power at competitive rates to industry.
DVC has maintained its lead role in the eastern region by adopting itself to the challenges of time and technology. DVC has been generating and transmitting power since 1953 and has succeeded not only in meeting the needs of consumers but has also helped to increase the demand of power which itself is an index of development.
DVC Power Stations at a Glance
Project | Location | Installed capacity (MW) | Units | Capacity (MW) | Commercial Operation Date |
Mejia Thermal Power Station | Durlavpur, Mejia, District – Bankura, State – West Bengal | 2340 (4×210+2×250+2×500) |
U#1 | 210 | December 1997 |
U#2 | 210 | March 1999 | |||
U#3 | 210 | September 1999 | |||
U#4 | 210 | February 2005 | |||
U#5 | 250 | February 2008 | |||
U#6 | 250 | September 2008 | |||
U#7 | 500 | August 2011 | |||
U#8 | 500 | August 2012 | |||
Bokaro Thermal Power Station-A | Bokaro, District – Bokaro, State – Jharkhand | 500 (1X500) |
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U#8 | 500 | February 2017 | |||
Chandrapura Thermal Power Station | Chandrapura, District – Bokaro, State – Jharkhand |
500 |
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U#7 | 250 | November 2011 | |||
U#8 | 250 | July 2011 | |||
Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station | Andal, District – Burdwan, State – West Bengal | 1000 (2X500) |
U#1 | 500 | May 2012 |
U#2 | 500 | March 2013 | |||
Koderma Thermal Power Station | Koderma, District – Koderma, State – Jharkhand | 1000(2X500) | U#1 | 500 | July 2013 |
U#2 | 500 | June 2014 | |||
Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station | Raghunathpur, District – Purulia, State – West Bengal | 1200(2X600) | U#1 | 600 | March 2016 |
U#2 | 600 | March 2016 | |||
Maithon Hydel Station | Maithon, River – Barakar, District – Burdwan, State – West Bengal | 63.2 (2×20+1×23.2) |
U#1 | 20 | October 1957 |
U#2 | 23.2 | March 1958 | |||
U#3 | 20 | December 1958 | |||
Panchet Hydel Station | Panchet, River – Damodar, District – Dhanbad, State – Jharkhand | 80 (2×40) |
U#1 | 40 | December 1959 |
U#2 | 40 | March 1991 | |||
Tilaiya Hydel Station | Tilaiya, River – Barakar, District – Hazaribagh, State – Jharkhand | 4 (2×2) |
U#1 | 2 | February 1953 |
U#2 | 2 | July 1953 | |||
Total | 6687.2 MW |
Solar PV Project in DVC
Project | Location | Installed capacity (MWp) | Type of Solar PV Project | Capacity (MWp) | Commercial Operation Date |
MTPS Solar PV Project | Durlavpur, Mejia, District – Bankura, State- West bengal | 1.061 | Floating Solar PV Plant (FSPV) | 0.025 | October 2018 |
Rooftop Solar PV Project (RESCO Mode) | 1.036 | February 2022 | |||
DSTPS Solar PV Project | Andal, District – Burdwan, State- West Bengal | 0.428 | |||
Rooftop Solar PV Project (RESCO Mode) | 0.428 | February 2022 | |||
KTPS Solar PV Project | Koderma, District – Koderma, State- Jharkhand | 1.162 | Rooftop Solar PV Plant | 0.025 | March 2021 |
Rooftop Solar PV Project (RESCO Mode) | 1.137 | February 2022 | |||
RTPS Solar PV Project | Raghunathpur, Dist- Purulia, State – West Bengal | 1.117 | |||
Rooftop Solar PV Project (RESCO Mode) | 1.117 | February 2022 | |||
Maithon Solar PV Project | Maithon, Dist-Dhanbad, State- Jharkhand | 0.102 | |||
Rooftop Solar PV Project (RESCO Mode) | 0.102 | February 2022 | |||
DVC HQ | Kolkata, State- West Bengal | 0.053 | |||
Rooftop Solar PV Plant | 0.053 | December 2016 | |||
Total (Solar) | 3.923 MWp |