The Union environment ministry’s move to transfer the controversial environment clearance (EC) granted for the expansion of the thermal power plant from Udupi Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL), a subsidiary of Adani Group, to Adani Power Ltd, another subsidiary into which UPCL was amalgamated, has raised questions as the proposed expansion is caught in a legal dispute.
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) had in 2017 granted EC, allowing the company to expand the coal plant in Udupi’s Yelluru by adding 2X800 MW imported coal-based super critical thermal power units.
