A new thermal power plant is set to start its operations soon at Ghatampur in Kanpur district. The construction of the project, which will produce 1,980 MW of electricity annually, has gathered pace in the last few years. There are three units of 660 MW which will function together after the completion of construction. It is being built on a 1,013 hectare land in the state with 832 hectares being utilised for the plant and township while the remaining land has been used for building the railway siding.