In March 2014 Singareni Collieries Company invited bids for construction of the 1200 MW power station.<ref>[http://www.projectstoday.com/News/Bids-invited-for-Singareni-power-project "Bids invited for Singareni power project,"] Projects Today, March 12, 2014.</ref> Unit 1 is planned for commercial operation in March 2016 and unit 2 in June 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>
Unit 1 was synchronized in March 2016.<rferef>[http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-03-14/Singareni-thermal-power-plant-synchronised-/213448 "Singareni thermal power plant synchronised,"] Hans India, Mar 14, 2016</ref>
==Phase II expansion==