Environment ministry backs Telangana's mega thermal power push

The 4,000 magawatts (Mw) coal-fired Yadadri ultra mega power project (UMPP) proposed to be set up by Telangana Genco in Nalgonda district has received approvals from the Union Environment Ministry.

This is the first UMPP being under taken by a state-owned power utility.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao laid the foundation stone for the project in June 2015, the time when the state was reeling under sever power shortage.

The financial closure was also achieved for the project with a total cost of Rs 27,000 crore, out of which Rs 24,000 crore funding is coming from the Power Finance Corporation