Unit-I of the the Kudgi Super Thermal Power plant will begin functioning from May 2015.
The total production capacity of the five unit power plant is 4,000 MW. Three units will start generating 2,400 MW of power by 17 May 2017, of which 1,200 MW will be given to Karnataka.
Another 50 per cent of the remaining 1,600 MW will also be given to the state which comes up to a total of 2,000 MW of power to meet its growing demand.
The authorities want to complete the project on time to ensure the state and central grids get electricity. Also, the government has already spent around Rs 6,000 crore out of the total Rs 15,166 crore granted for this project.
In January 2009, NTPC had signed an MoU with the Karnataka government and Power Corporation of Karnataka.
More Project Info:
Coal Based Power (Kudgi) Project - Stage I