Snapshot at 14:30 hours on a weekday (Summer)
| Plant | Installed (MW) | Real-Time Gen (MW) | Available Capacity (MW) | Load Factor (%) | Status | |-------|---------------|--------------------|------------------------|----------------|--------| | Kolaghat | 1,260 | 980 | 1,050 (1 unit down) | 93.3 | Normal | | Bakreshwar | 1,050 | 850 | 1,050 | 81.0 | Derated (coal issue) | | Sagardighi | 2,000 | 1,800 | 1,900 (1 unit planned maint) | 94.7 | High | | Santaldih | 1,000 | 720 | 840 (2 units offline) | 85.7 | Partial outage | | Bandel | 630 | 420 | 420 (2 units retired, 1 offline) | 100 | Running at full available | | Total | 5,940 | 4,770 | 5,260 | 90.7 | Stable | wbpdcl real time generation
This indicates the state’s generation is 4,770 MW against a schedule of, say, 4,600 MW → WBPDCL is exporting ~170 MW to the grid. Snapshot at 14:30 hours on a weekday (Summer)
Older plants like Santaldih (commissioned in 1982) have slower transducers. Their real time generation data may lag by 1–2 minutes compared to SCADA time stamps. This indicates the state’s generation is 4,770 MW
If Sagardighi TPS (1600 MW) is generating 1280 MW live, the instantaneous PLF is 80%. Compare this to the state average. If PLF drops below 60% during peak hours (6-9 PM), it indicates a serious generation deficit.