West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) is expecting a 37 per cent growth in generation in 2021-22.
According to budget documents, the state utility is expecting a generation of 32,724 million units by the end of March against a generation of 23,874 million units in 2020-21.
Union power ministry data shows that the generation from thermal power plants of the WBPDCL — Bakreshwar, Bandel, Kolaghat, Sagardighi, Santaldih — and DPL in aggregate was 30,449.04 million units as on March 9, 2022.