Udupi Power Plant

Udupi Power Plant
Map
Location of the Udupi Power Plant
CountryIndia
LocationPadubidri, Udupi.
Coordinates13°9′35″N 74°48′0″E / 13.15972°N 74.80000°E / 13.15972; 74.80000
Construction began2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Commission dateMarch 2012; 12 years ago (2012-03)
OperatorUdupi Power Corporation Limited (subsidiary of Adani Power)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational2 X 600 MW
Nameplate capacity1,200 MW

Udupi Power Plant is a coal based thermal power station in Karnataka, India, established in 2008. It is located to the north of Mangalore, west of Belmannu, and just to the northeast of Padubidri in the village of Yellur, Udupi district, close to the Shambhavi River, roughly 7 or 8 km (4.3 or 5.0 mi) from the coast from where the imported coal for the power plant is transported to plant through rail line.

The power station caused controversy as it was built within Kudremukh National Park and caused protests.[1]

  1. ^ "Note on the objections to the Nagarjuna power plant in Udupi District" (PDF). Jacses.org. Retrieved 28 April 2012.