NTPC is expecting to begin work immediately on Unit-I of the proposed 4,000 MW (5 x 800 MW) thermal power plant coming up at Ramagundam, in Telangana.
The project is likely to come up adjacent to NTPC's existing 2,600 MW plant at Ramagundam.
Work on Unit-I of the project is expected to be completed in 39 months. All the requisite clearances to establish the unit will be obtained by the Telangana government.
Apart from this, the state government has agreed to provide the required land for the project, either from the available land or by acquiring it from Singareni.
Earlier, NTPC had decided to take up the work immediately as the power producer had already called for bulk tendering of 800 MW plants.