Project Overview

NTPC Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project’s (STPP) first unit of 800 MW is set to commence commercial production in September, in Bijapur District, Karnataka, India.This project requires almost 3200 acres of land and water from Almatti reservoir.The plant located at Vijayapura (Bijapur) in north Karnataka is primarily envisaged to meet the energy needs of four southern states proportionately with Karnataka getting 50 per cent of the total power production. The Kudgi plant is designed with super critical units with high efficiency. The technology has a cycle efficiency of around five per cent more than the conventional sub-critical technology and consumes 8-10 per cent less fuel.