NTPC Ltd.

NTPC got the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) clearance for its Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project Stage-I (3x800 MW) being set up in Bijapur district of adjoining Karnataka. The Board of Directors recently cleared investment proposal to the tune of Rs 15,166 crore for setting up the project. NTPC has sourced the 800 MW units through bulk tendering process. Kudgi is the first plant to be set up in Karnataka by NTPC with a total installed capacity of 4,000 MW in two stages, with Phase 1 of 2,400 MW. The project will have super critical boilers and latest technology. Coal requirement will be met from NTPC's own mine at Pakhri Barwadi in Jharkhand. To meet the water requirement, Karnataka Government has sanctioned 5.2 TMC of water per annum from Almatti Dam, which is 18km from the plant site. The power to be generated from this project would be supplied to Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry.