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| Stage VI || 11|| 500 || 06-26-2011 || Operating
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| Stage VII || 12|| 800 || 0112-09-2019 2018 || Operating
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A public hearing on the proposed Unit 12 was held in July 2014. Protests were also planned.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/public-hearing-today/article6247408.ece "Public hearing today,"] The Hindu, July 25, 2014</ref> Project sponsors applied for environmental clearance in February 2015, which was granted on July 16, 2015.<ref>[http://bit.ly/1JMOujo "Environmental clearance,"] India MoEF, July 16, 2015</ref> Construction work began in August 2015.<ref>[http://cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/broadstatus/2016/broad_status-03.pdf "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country,"] Government of India Ministry of Power, March 2016</ref> The new unit is planned for commercial operation in December 2017.<ref>[http://cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/broadstatus/2016/broad_status-07.pdf "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country,"] Government of India Ministry of Power, July 2016</ref>
Unit 12 was commissioned in January 2019December 2018.<ref>[http://cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/executivesummary/2018/exe_summary-12.pdf "Executive Summary on Power Sector,"] India Ministry of Power, December 2018</ref><ref>[https://asian-power.com/project/news/indias-bhel-finishes-800mw-coal-fired-power-unit-in-kothagudem "India's BHEL finishes 800MW coal-fired power unit in Kothagudem,"] Asian Power, January 9, 2019</ref>
==Project Details for 800 MW expansion (Stage VII, Unit 12)==
'''Capacity:''' 800 MW<br>
'''Type:''' [[Supercritical]]<br>
'''Start year:''' 20192018<br>
'''Coal Type:''' <br>
'''Coal Source:''' <br>
