Installed Capacity: 2,100 MW

Location: Murshidabad, West Bengal

Coal Source: Rajmahal Coal Fields of ECL

Water Source: Farakka Feeder Canal

Beneficiary States: West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Sikkim, Assam, Tripura and Damodar Valley Corporation.

Stages

1. Stage - I: 3 x 200 MW
2. Stage -II: 2 x 500 MW
3. Stage -III expansion of Farakkaa STPP is approved with the addition of one 500 MW unit.

Units Commissioned

1. Unit -I 200 MW - 1986
2. Unit -II 200 MW - 1986
3. Unit -III 200 MW - 1987
4. Unit -IV 500 MW - 1992
5. Unit -V 500 MW - 1994
6. Unit -VI 500 MW - 2011