As of January 2015 the legal status of the project is being determined.<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/horror-and-its-layers-114060601215_1.html "Is the govt's mega-power plant dream over?"] Business Standard, Jan 13, 2015</ref>
In January 2016 Reliance Power said the Krishnapatnam UMPP could not be taken forward due to escalated coal cost from Indonesia. The AP energy minister said if the central government allots domestic coal, then the project can become viable. Reliance also pulled out of the [[Tilaiya Ultra Mega Power Project]] in April 2015, saying it could not get the needed land.<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Industry/iB9zHZE38PtZOZRC1VHJPI/Reliance-Power-seeks-to-exit-Krishnapatnam-power-project.html "Reliance Power seeks to exit Krishnapatnam power project,"] Livemint, Jan 26, 2016</ref>
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