The Adani Udupi Power Corporation Limited’s (Adani UPCL) proposal to expand its power plant with two additional units of 800 MW has been delayed at least for now as the expert committee of the Union Environment Ministry has told the company to come back with the proposal after meeting the conditions laid down by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
The company’s proposal, made about three months after the NGT imposed Rs 5 crore penalty under ‘polluter pays principle’ and quashed a previous clearance for expansion given in 2017.
The NGT had also told the company to carry out detailed studies of environmental impact assessment, carrying capacity and conduct a fresh public hearing before making any move related to the expansion. The Adani UPCL, however, made a fresh bid for expansion by submitting an application dated August 12.
