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WBPDCL Transforms: From Coal Buyer to Supplier, Surplus Coal Sales Begin with NTPC
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News18•21-09-2026, 14:54
WBPDCL Transforms: From Coal Buyer to Supplier, Surplus Coal Sales Begin with NTPC
- •West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL), once a 'coal buyer', has now become a 'coal supplier'.
- •WBPDCL, previously dependent on external agencies for coal, now meets 100% of its own demand and has begun selling surplus coal.
- •In the first phase, coal supply to NTPC has commenced, opening a significant revenue stream for the state exchequer.
- •From FY 2024-25, dependence on Coal India is zero; 100% of WBPDCL's coal demand is met from its own captive mines.
- •WBPDCL plans to sell 3.5 million tons of surplus coal by March 2027.
Key Questions Answered
WBPDCL met 100% of its power plant coal demand from its own captive mines, eliminating dependence on Coal India by the financial year 2024-25 and achieving surplus production to begin supplying NTPC.
The state's power generation company plans to sell 3.5 million tons, or 35 lakh tons, of surplus coal by March 2027.
In 2019-20, production from WBPDCL's own mines was 1.92 million tons, while 12.57 million tons of coal were sourced from Coal India due to an 85% reliance on external mines.
