| Yadadri Thermal Power Plant | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Yadadri TPS |
| Country | India |
| Location | Dameracherla, Nalgonda district, Telangana |
| Coordinates | 16°42′25″N79°34′44″E / 16.7069°N 79.579°E /16.7069; 79.579 |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | October 2017 |
| Construction cost | ₹25,099 Crores (USD $3.8 billion) |
| Owner | TGGENCO |
| Operator | TGGENCO |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 4000 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | tggenco |
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Yadadri Thermal Power Plant is an upcoming 4000megawatt, supercritical thermal power project coming up atDameracherla,Nalgonda district inTelangana,India. The project is second largest inSouth India, at a cost of ₹25,099 crores (US$3.8 billion) and is expected to complete by October 2021 in a phased manner. The state-ownedTelangana Power Generation Corporation Limited (TGGENCO) is building the 5 x 800megathermal power station, built on 2800 acres near Veerlapalem Village in Nalgonda District, the second mega project announced by the Telangana government afterBhadradri Thermal Power Plant.
Chief Minister of Telangana,K. Chandrashekar Rao laid the foundation stone for the project on 8 June 2015 at Veerlapalem village, Dhamacherla mandal. The name was rechristened from Damaracharla Thermal Power Plant as Yadadri.
The BHEL order, the largest ever in India for the company,[1] includes design, supply, erection and commissioning of project onEPC basis. The project completion is executed on fast track basis within 36 months for first two units and balance three units in 48 months from October 2017.[2][3] This is the biggest project executed byBHEL.[4]
The project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)in June 2017[5] and yet to get water allocation from theKrishna River.[6]
MoEF granted Environment clearance to this thermal power plant on June 29, 2017.[7] LOI issued to BHEL with zero date 17 October 2017. The revised environment norms at the center, the 4000 MW project will cost Telangana an additional ₹3100 crore. The new environment norms mandate setting-up offlue-gas desulfurization (FGD) devices.
The planned capacity of the thermal power plant is 4000 MW (5 x 800 MW)
| Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage I | Unit I | 800MW | 31 Dec 2023 | work commenced[8] |
| Stage I | Unit II | 800 MW | 31 Dec 2023 | work commenced |
| Stage II | Unit III | 800 MW | 30 June 2024 | work commenced |
| Stage II | Unit IV | 800 MW | 30 June 2024 | work commenced |
| Stage II | Unit V | 800 MW | 30 June 2024 | work commenced |
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