The Kothagudem thermal power station is located in Paloncha in Telangana, India. The plant has an installed capacity of 1,720 MW with 11 units in operation. It is one of the coal-based power plants of Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO). In January 2012, it was reported that the government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to build additional units with a capacity of 800 MW.