Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of NTPC’s 1,600 MW Telangana Super Thermal Power Project (Phase I) in Ramagundam city of the state on Sunday.
Heralding a brighter future for India’s 29th state NTPC is all set to establish the project in two phases—1600 MW (2x800MW) in Phase I and 2400 MW (3x800 MW) in Phase II. The project is being set up in the available land in the premises of NTPC’s existing Ramagundam station with no additional land requirement, an official said.
An investment approval of `10,598.98 crore has been accorded for the project. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 mandates that NTPC shall establish a 4000 MW power facility for the newly carved out state Telangana.
The official said that the Ministry of coal vide letter dated September 10, 2015, had informed that Mandakini-B coal mine in Odisha has been allotted to NTPC for 4000 MW Telangana project. As an interim arrangement till the development of this mine, tapering coal linkage for Telangana Phase-I (2X800 MW) shall be provided from WCl. Western Coalfields limited (WCl) is one of the eight subsidiary companies of Coal India ltd (CIl).