Questions over green nod transfer to Adani firm

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.