Telangana Super Thermal Power Project
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Official name | TSTPP |
Country | India |
Location | Telangana |
Coordinates | 18°45′18″N 79°28′37″E / 18.75500°N 79.47694°E |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 29 Jan 2016 |
Commission date | Unit 1: 3 October 2023[1] |
Construction cost | 10598.98 Crores |
Operator(s) | NTPC |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Power generation | |
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Telangana Super Thermal Power Project(TSTPP) is in Telangana, India. The power plant is under construction with power capacity of 1600 MW (2x800 MW) in first phase and in total planned capacity of 4000 MW.[2] It is the coal based power plant of National Thermal Power Corporation. It is being built near Ramagundam city in Peddapalli District.[3] The first Unit, 800MW, was inaugurated by PM Modi on 3 October 2023.[4][5] The second unit was inaugurated by PM Modi on 4 March 2024.[6]
Capacity
[edit]The first unit of 800MW was expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2020,[7] but construction was halted due to COVID-19.[8]
Unit | Capacity (In MW) | Date of Commissioning | status |
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1 | 800 | 05.09.2023 | Commissioned |
2 | 800 | Under construction |
References
[edit]- ^ "Prime Minister Modi to dedicate to nation development projects worth ₹8,000 crore at Nizamabad on 3 Oct". 2 October 2023.
- ^ "NTPC chairman visits thermal power project site". The Hindu. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "Telangana Super-Thermal Power Project, Telangana, India". NS Energy.
- ^ "Prime Minister Modi to dedicate to nation development projects worth ₹8,000 crore at Nizamabad on 3 Oct". South First. 2 October 2023.
- ^ "PM Modi inaugurates 800 MW unit of NTPC's Telangana super thermal power project - ET EnergyWorld". The Economic Times. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "PM Modi to inaugurate, lay foundation stone for NTPC's power projects worth over ₹30000 cr - ET Government". The Economic Times. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Cabinet approves Proposal for higher allocation of power to Home State from Under Construction Projects of NTPC Ltd". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "NTPC resumes power plant work in Telangana". The Times of India. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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