==Background==
The project is being developed by [[Simhapuri Energy Private Limited]] (SEPL) in three phases. Phase I comprises 2 units of 150 MW; Phase II comprises two units of 150 MW each; and Phase II comprises two [[supercritical]] units of 660 MW each.<Ref>[http://www.simhapurienergy.com/ Simhapuri Energy Private Limited,] company website, accessed January 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.simhapurienergy.com/simhapuri-aboutus.html "About us,"] Simhapuri Energy Private Limited website, accessed August 2014.</ref>
Phase I, Unit 1 (150 MW) was commissioned on March 24, 2012,<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/executive_rep/mar12/8.pdf ALL INDIA REGIONWISE GENERATING INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) OF POWER UTILITIES INCLUDING ALLOCATED SHARES IN JOINT AND CENTRAL SECTOR UTILITIES,] Central Electricity Authority, March 31, 2012</ref> and Phase I, Unit 2 (150 MW) was commissioned in July 2012.<ref name=broad>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/proj_mon/broad_status.pdf Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country,] Central Electricity Authority, February 2014</ref>
Phase II, Unit 3 (150 MW) was commissioned in February 2014.<ref>[http://www.simhapurienergy.com/simhapuri-power-plant-phase-2.html "Phase-II (2 X 150 MW),"] Simhapuri Energy Private Limited website, accessed August 2014.</ref> As of March 2015 Phase II, Unit 4 (150 MW) is listed as synchronized.<ref>[http://www.simhapurienergy.com/simhapuri-power-plant-phase-2.html "Phase-II (2 X 150 MW),"] Simhapuri Energy Private Limited website, accessed March 2015.</ref>
As Phase III was issued a terms of reference in 2011,<ref>[http://bit.ly/1joETCZ Terms of reference,] India MoEF, May 13, 2011</ref> which was renewed in September 2014, Phase III is listed as planned.<ref>[http://wwwenvironmentclearance.simhapurienergynic.comin/writereaddata/simhapuriForm-aboutus1A/TOR/091820141SimhapuriEnergy.html "About uspdf New terms of reference,"] Simhapuri Energy Private Limited websiteIndia MoEF, Sep 16, accessed August 2014.</ref>
==Project Details==