==Citizen opposition==
It was reported thatAccording to reports, "Villagers of Nelaturu and Painapuram and surrounding habitations (where the plant is to be built) staged a protest in December 2011." The locals were demanded "demanding payment of suitable compensation to the land acquired for construction of the power plant, besides job security for workers, a hospital and an ITI and other resources in the village."<ref>[http://ejatlas.org/conflict/damodaram-sanjeevaiah-thermal-power-station-andhra-pradesh-india "Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station, Andhra Pradesh, India"] Environmental Justice Atlas, accessed April 21, 2014.</ref>
==800 MW Expansion (Unit 3) Receives TOR==