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In February 2010, it was reported that sponsor [[GMR Group]] would begin construction on the station in the following months,<ref>[http://bit.ly/ABjb6E "GMR Chhattisgarh Power Project,"] GMR Energy, accessed February 2012</ref> with the two units commissioned within 45 months and 50 months respectively, around 2014.<ref name=GMR>GMR Group, [http://www.gmrgroup.in/Energy/GMR_Chhattisgarh_Power_Project.html "GMR Chhattisgarh Power Project"], GMR Group website, accessed November 2011.</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/zg2G88 "Work to begin by March on GMR's Chhattisgarh project,"] ConstructionUpdate.com, February 2010</ref>
The first unit was commissioned in October 2014.<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Industry/zg2PGRwnS3UzjeoBWiTUPL/GMR-operationalises-first-unit-of-Chhattisgarh-supercritical.html "GMR operationalises first unit of Chhattisgarh supercritical thermal power plant,"] Live Mint, Oct 7, 2014</ref> Unit 2 is planned for commissioning in February 2016.<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/proj_mon/broad_status.pdf "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country,"] India CEA, November 2015</ref>
==Banks withhold funds==
'''Capacity:''' 1370 MW (2 x 685 MW)<br>
'''Type:''' <br>
'''Projected in service:''' 2014 (Unit 1); 2015 2016 (Unit 2)<br>
'''Coal Source:''' Imported coal from South Africa until domestic coal linkage is obtained<ref name=comp>[http://bit.ly/wj6QKe Compliance Status to MoEF for May 10, 2011 to November 9, 2011,]</ref><br>
'''Estimated annual CO<sub>2</sub>:''' 8,101,770 tons<br>
