The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) mandate real-time emission monitoring. The best WBPDCL real-time operations also balance generation with:

Units that violate emission norms while chasing MW risk shutdown orders—thus "best" generation is always green generation.

| Parameter | WBPDCL | NTPC | DVC | |-----------|--------|------|-----| | Public real-time MW | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | | Unit-wise data | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ Only plant total | | Historical API | ❌ No | ✅ Paid | ❌ No | | Outage prediction | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (planned) | ❌ No |

Real-time generation refers to the continuous monitoring and immediate control of power output to match demand and maintain grid stability. For WBPDCL, efficient real-time generation is essential because: