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Unit 1 was synchronized in March 2016, although commercial operation is not expected to start until October at the earliest, while constraints over land acquisition and water from Almatti dam might delay it further to January 2017.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Water-Land-May-Delay-Operations-at-Kudgi-Plant/2016/03/09/article3317675.ece "Water, Land May Delay Operations at Kudgi Plant,"] The New Indian Express, Mar 9, 2016</ref><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>
Commissioning of unit 1 was reported in late December 2016,<ref>[http://fossilfuel.energy-business-review.com/news/indias-ntpc-commissions-first-unit-at-4gw-kudgi-supercritical-thermal-power-plant-271216-5705814 "India’s NTPC commissions first unit at 4GW Kudgi supercritical thermal power plant,"] EBR, Dec 27, 2016</ref> with commercial generation planned for May 2017.<ref name=mar>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/ntpc-may-drop-further-expansion-plans-of-kudgi-thermal-project-in-karnataka/articleshow/57859308.cms "NTPC may drop further expansion plans of Kudgi thermal project in Karnataka,"] Economic Times, March 28, 2017</ref>
Unit 2 was commissioned in February 2017.<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/broadstatus/2017/broad_status-03.pdf "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country,"] Government of India Ministry of Power, March 2017</ref>
Unit 3 was synchronized in August 2017,<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/broadstatus/2017/broad_status-09.pdf “Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country,”] India Ministry of Power, Sep 2017</ref> and is planned for commissioning in 2018.<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/broadstatus/2017/broad_status-11.pdf "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country,"] Government of India Ministry of Power, November 2017</ref> It was commissioned in March 2018.<ref>[http://asian-power.com/power-utility/news/ntpc-commissions-third-800mw-coal-fired-unit-kudgi "NTPC commissions third 800MW coal-fired unit at Kudgi,"] Asian Power, March 14, 2018</ref>
==Phase II==
