The Durgapur Projects Limited

About Us

durgapur today assumes a significant position in the industrial map of west bengal. It has a whole gamut of manufacturing units - from steel to power and from cement to mining machinery. In the growth and expansion of this industrial base, durgapur projects ltd, the multi-utility company, wholly owned by the west bengal government, has been playing a pivotal role since early 60s. Dpl-set up in 1961-is primarily a power utility organization but it has already made a mark in the market also as a manufacturer of world standard coke for various metallurgical applications. It also produces coke oven gas, which is being supplied to the neighbouring district of kolkata. It produces another by-product, namely, crude coal tar. a 11-member board of directors acts as a watchdog of the organization.

dpl today is a renovated and upgraded power utility. A total of six units of different capacities have an aggregate 410-mega watt of installed capacity. After fulfilling total requirement of its command area customers, dpl surplus power goes to the west bengal state electricity board (wbseb). Dpl is the only power supplier within durgapur.

one of the biggest advantages for dpl to serve its clients is its production facilities being logistically linked with all the three major modes of transportation- rail, road and sea. Besides, kolkata and haldia in the east, ports like vishakhapatnam, chennai in the south and mumbai in the west also handle dpl products. Cutting across the states - from east to west and south to north- dpl is also gearing up to spread its marketing wings abroad. The proposed list of countries includes sri lanka, bhutan, dhaka and quilon.

to ensure quality in every step of the product processing, dpl has a well equipped laboratory having sophisticated and computerized instruments such as gsr, cri, gas chromatograph, spectro photometer etc. Environment is a key concern to the dpl authorities. The environment laboratory is equipped with bacteriological testing kits, ambient air quality testing instruments, stack monitoring instruments, gas analyzers etc.

the sprawling township with adequate infrastructure facilities speaks for dpl's concern for its most valuable resources-its employees. Besides adequate accommodation facilities, the company runs a hospital and an educational institution to take care of its employees.