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{{Infobox power station
| name =
| name_official =
| image = Kothagudem Thermal Power station at Paloncha.jpg
| image_caption = Far view of Kothagudem Thermal Power station at Paloncha
| image_alt =
| location_map_caption = Location of the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station
| coordinates = {{coord|17.62|N|80.69|E|region:IN_type:landmark_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| country = India
| location = [[Paloncha]], [[Khammam district|Khammam]], [[Telangana]]
| status = O
| construction_began =
| commissioned = Unit 1: 4 July 1966 Unit 2: 27 November 1966 Unit 3: 27 May 1967 Unit 4: 8 July 1967 Unit 5: 13 August 1974 Unit 6:19 December 1974 Unit 7: 10 March 1977 Unit 8: 10 January 1978 Unit 9: 27 March 1997 Unit 10: 28 February 1998 Unit 11: 26 June 2011 Unit 12: 19 May 2018
| decommissioned =
| cost =
| owner =
| operator = Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited ([[TSGENCO]])
| th_fuel_primary = [[Coal]]
| th_fuel_tertiary =
| th_cooling_source =
| ps_units_operational = 2 X 250 MW 1 X 500 MW 1 X 800 MW
| ps_units_manu_model =
| th_cogeneration =
| th_combined_cycle =
| ps_electrical_capacity = 1,800 [[Megawatt|MW]]
| ps_electrical_cap_fac =
| website =
}}
'''Kothagudem Thermal Power Station''' is located at [[Paloncha]] in [[Telangana]], India. The power plant has an installed capacity of 1,800 MW with 4 units in operation.<ref name=monitor2>{{cite news |url= http://industrymonitor.in/energy/2012/01/ap-increase-capacity-3-power-plants/ |title= AP to increase capacity in 3 power plants |work= Industry Monitor Energy |access-date= 2012-12-24 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140606231956/http://industrymonitor.in/energy/2012/01/ap-increase-capacity-3-power-plants/ |archive-date= 6 June 2014 |url-status= dead }}</ref> It is one of the [[coal]] based power plants of Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited ([[TSGENCO]])

{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Stage !! Unit Number !! Installed Capacity ([[Watt#Megawatt|MW]]) !! Date of Commissioning !! Status
|-
| Stage I || 1 || 60 || 04-07-1966 || Shut down permanently
|-
| Stage I || 2 || 60 || 27-11-1966 || Shut down permanently
|-
| Stage II || 3|| 60 || 27-05-1967 ||shut down permanently due to turbine problem
|-
| Stage II || 4|| 60 || 08-07-1967 || Shut down permanently
|-
| Stage III || 5|| 120 || 13-08-1974 || Shut down permanently
|-
| Stage III || 6|| 120 || 19-12-1974 || Shut down permanently
|-
| Stage IV || 7|| 120 || 10-03-1977 || Shut down permanently
|-
| Stage IV || 8|| 120 || 10-01-1978 || Shut down permanently
|-
| Stage V || 9|| 250 || 27-03-1997 || Running
|-
| Stage V || 10|| 250 || 28-02-1998 || Running
|-
| Stage VI || 11|| 500 || 26-06-2011 || Running
|-
| Stage VII || 12|| 800 || 19-05-2018 <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/800-mw-kothagudem-thermal-power-station-begins-trial-generation/article24303753.ece | title= 800 MW Kothagudem thermal power station begins trial generation | first=V. Rishi | last=Kumar | date=1 July 2018 | newspaper=The Hindu Business Line | access-date=1 December 2020 }}</ref> || Running.
|-
|}

In January 2012, it was reported that the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to build additional unit with capacity of 800 MW.<ref name=monitor2/>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Power Plants of Telangana}}

[[Category:Khammam district]]
[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Telangana]]
[[Category:1966 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

{{India-powerstation-stub}}

Kothagudem Thermal Power Station - Revision history

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