Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station is located at 23°50′N 87°27′E / 23.83°N 87.45°E / 23.83; 87.45 in Chinpai and Bhurkuna gram panchayat areas of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Chinpai railway station on the Andal-Sainthia Branch Line and Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township are located nearby.

[1] Bakreshwar power project stage II involves installation of two units of 210 mW each at an estimated cost of Rs 20 billion.

[4] The reservoir formed by erecting a dam in Bakreshwar River named Neel Nirjan (meaning blue solitude), for providing water to the thermal power plant, is gaining in popularity as a tourist spot.

The delays over providing central funds for the project were cited by the Marxist leaders as another instance of the Centre’s "step-motherly" attitude to West Bengal.