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Unit 8 was synchronized in January 2015 and planned for commissioning in March 2015.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/CSTPS-new-500MW-unit-synchronized/articleshow/45846419.cms "CSTPS new 500MW unit synchronized,"] Times of India, Jan 12, 2015</ref> In April 2015 Western Coalfields Limited agreed to supply coal to the new Chandrapur unit on temporary basis until it gets a permanent linkage. Of the six recently commissioned units by Mahagenco, there is no permanent linkage for five of them, as Mahagenco's captive mines in Odisha - Machchhakatta and Mahanadi - have been de-allocated following the orders of Supreme Court.<ref>Ashish Roy, [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/WCL-to-give-coal-for-two-new-Genco-units/articleshow/46972938.cms "WCL to give coal for two new Genco units,"] Times of India, Apr 19, 2015</ref>
Unit 8 completed a trial run in May 2015.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/New-Koradi-Chanda-power-units-to-start-soon/articleshow/47313010.cms "New Koradi, Chanda power units to start soon,"] Times of India, May 17, 2015</ref> According to Maharashtra, Unit 9 is planned for June 2015.,<ref>[http://www.mahagenco.in/index.php/projects "Projects,"] Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, accessed April 2015</ref> later pushed to January 2016.<ref>[http://powermin.nic.in/upload/loksabhatable/pdf/LS23072015_Eng.pdf "Supply of coal to Power Plants,"] India Ministry of Power, July 23, 2015</ref>
==Project details for 1000 MW expansion==
