Telangana Super Thermal Power Project

Telangana Super Thermal Power Project
Far view of NTPC Power Plant
Location of the Telangana Super Thermal Power Project
Official nameTSTPP
CountryIndia
LocationTelangana
Coordinates18°45′18″N 79°28′37″E / 18.75500°N 79.47694°E / 18.75500; 79.47694
StatusUnder construction
Construction began29 January 2016
Commission dateUnit 1: 3 October 2023[1]
Construction cost10598.98 Crores
OperatorNTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 800 MW

Telangana Super Thermal Power Project (TSTPP) is a power plant under construction in Telangana, India. It has a power capacity of 1600 MW (2×800 MW) in its first phase and a total planned capacity of 4000 MW.[2] It is the coal-based power plant of NTPC Limited. It is being built near Ramagundam in Peddapalli district.[3]

The first unit, 800 MW, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 October 2023.[4][5] The second unit was inaugurated by Modi on 4 March 2024.[6]

Capacity

The first unit of 800 MW was expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2020,[7] but construction was halted due to COVID-19.[8]

UnitCapacity (In MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
180005.09.2023Commissioned
2800Under construction

References

  1. ↑ "Prime Minister Modi to dedicate to nation development projects worth ₹8,000 crore at Nizamabad on 3 Oct". 2 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "NTPC chairman visits thermal power project site". The Hindu. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Telangana Super-Thermal Power Project, Telangana, India". NS Energy.
  4. ↑ "Prime Minister Modi to dedicate to nation development projects worth ₹8,000 crore at Nizamabad on 3 Oct". South First. 2 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "NTPC resumes power plant work in Telangana". The Times of India. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2024.


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