Kothagudem Thermal Power Station
Kothagudem Thermal Power Station is located at Paloncha in Telangana, India. The power plant has an installed capacity of 1,800 MW with 4 units in operation. It is one of the coal based power plants of Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited
Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity | Date of Commissioning | Status |
Stage I | 1 | 60 | 04-07-1966 | Shut down permanently |
Stage I | 2 | 60 | 27-11-1966 | Shut down permanently |
Stage II | 3 | 60 | 27-05-1967 | shut down permanently due to turbine problem |
Stage II | 4 | 60 | 08-07-1967 | Shut down permanently |
Stage III | 5 | 120 | 13-08-1974 | Shut down permanently |
Stage III | 6 | 120 | 19-12-1974 | Shut down permanently |
Stage IV | 7 | 120 | 10-03-1977 | Shut down permanently |
Stage IV | 8 | 120 | 10-01-1978 | Shut down permanently |
Stage V | 9 | 250 | 27-03-1997 | Running |
Stage V | 10 | 250 | 28-02-1998 | Running |
Stage VI | 11 | 500 | 06-26-2011 | Running |
Stage VII | 12 | 800 | 19-05-2018 | Running. |
In January 2012, it was reported that the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to build additional unit with capacity of 800 MW.