Souvik Saha

The Durgapur Projects Limited, DPL

The Durgapur Projects Ltd was registered at Registrar of Companies Kolkata on 06 September, 1961 and is categorised as Company limited by Shares and an State Govt company. The Durgapur Projects Ltd's Corporate Identification Number (CIN) is U40102WB1961SGC025250 and Registeration Number is 025250. The Durgapur Projects Limited engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of power for industrial and domestic consumption in and around Durgapur. It also produces coke; and maintains captive water storage facility to supply industrial and drinking water to residents. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is based in Durgapur, India. The Mamata Banerjee government has decided to merge the ailing Durgapur Projects Ltd (DPL) with the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited as its subsidiary unit. Existing employees, both permanent and contractual of DPL, will not be affected in any way, Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said after a Cabinet meeting at the state Assembly here. DPL currently has around 3,000 employees on its rolls. "Our focus is to revive the DPL," Chatterjee said. According to official sources, DPL's distribution and transmission departments would be transferred to the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd and the West Bengal Electricity Transmission Company Ltd. With a total capacity of 660 MW, the state-owned DPL is one of the most important industrial units in the Durgapur-Asansol belt. The company has been dependent on power generation for revenue after its coke-oven unit stopped operations last year. The Durgapur Projects Ltd registered address on file is ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, DURGAPUR BURDWAN WB 713201 IN, Burdwan - 713201, West Bengal, India. The Durgapur Projects Ltd is involved in Electricity, Gas & Water Companies Activity and currently company is in Active Status.