As part of the plan of industrial development and the electricity sector, the state government has issued a GO AP: MS96 Thursday to APIIC to allocate 1,200 acres of land in the village of NTPC Pudimadaka in Atchuthapuram mandal in Visakha district on installing (5x800MW) 4,000 MW Power Plant. NTPC has offered to the 4000 MW power plant configuration at an estimated cost of Rs 20,000 crore here. There are already 2,000 MW Simhadri thermal plant and 1,040 MW Hinduja National Power Corporation Ltd in this area. This new plant will be the third power plant here. If everything goes smooth as planned, this new project could be ready for launch in 2019 Yes, this plant also becomes operational will be a boon for the state.