# NTPC declares first stage of Kudgi thermal power plant commercial

NTPC declared the first stage of the 4GW Kudgi super-critical coal-fired thermal power plant in Karnataka, India, commercial in September 2018. The first stage comprises three 800MW units commissioned between December 2016 and March 2018. A second stage of two additional 800MW units is planned.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-11-30
- Where: Kudgi, Bijapur District, Karnataka, India
- Starts operating: Sep 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2.4GW (stage one), 4GW (total planned)
- Products: electricity
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [NTPC Limited](https://endata.com/companies/883.md)

## Sources

- [nsenergybusiness.com](https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/kudgi-super-critical-thermal-power-plant-bijapur-karnataka/), 2018-11-30: "The first stage comprising three 800MW super-critical generating units was declared commercial in September 2018."

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