NTPC Farakka, Farakka Super Thermal Power Station

Farakka Super Thermal Power Station (FSTPS) is one of the major coal-based power plants operated by NTPC Limited (National Thermal Power Corporation). It is located at Farakka, in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, near the Farakka Barrage and the Ganga River. Foundation: The project was initiated in the 1970s to meet the increasing power demand in eastern India, particularly for West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Sikkim. Commissioning: Stage-I (3 x 200 MW): Commissioned between 1981 and 1986. Stage-II (2 x 500 MW): Commissioned in 1992 and 1995. Stage-III (1 x 500 MW): Commissioned in 2011. The total installed capacity is 2,100 MW (7 units). The plant has adopted Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) for controlling fly ash emissions. Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) and ash utilization projects are being developed to reduce pollution. The Farakka Township was built to house employees and includes schools, hospitals, and community facilities.

Visited the NTPC Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and was impressed by the overall cleanliness and greenery inside the plant premises. The tall chimneys and infrastructure reflect the scale and importance of this facility in India's power generation network. Security and safety protocols are visibly followed - workers were equipped with proper safety gear, and there was organized movement inside the premises. degClean and green environmental area

NTPC (National Tharmal Power Corporation) Farakka is a tharmal power generation plant which is situated at Furakka in Murshidabad district. It is on the left side of the NH 34 (12) on the way to Malda. It is 40 kilometres away from Malda Town.

Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant is located at Nabarun in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The plant is one of the coal-based power plants of NTPC. A major coal mining project of Eastern Coalfields Limited (Rajmahal open cast project, a part of Rajmahal coalfield) is going on in Boarijore, Mahagama and Sunderpahari CD Blocks of Godda district in Jharkhand. Rajmahal open cast project (earlier known as Lalmatia Colliery) supplies coal to the Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 2,340 MW Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station. Coal import from Indonesia for Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant by Farakka Port and National Waterway 1. Jindal ITF Limited coal carry by barge from Haldia Port to Farakka.

Located at Farakka city beside the Ganga River, in West Bengal. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC.