Mr Sushilkumar Shinde union power minister said that union power ministry has sanctioned 1,320 MW thermal power project for Solapur and the process for this proposed project will start within few days.

He said that the thermal power project will be located at Phatatewadi in South Solapur tehsil of the district. Senior officers of the National Thermal Power Corporation visited the proposed site and decided to start the project at the earliest. He added that two units of 650 MW per unit will cost around INR 6,500 crore.

Mr Shinde also said that union cabinet has cleared the proposal of widening of the Mumbai Hyderabad Highway number 9 and Mumbai Bangalore Highway number 13 into four lane.