Udupi Power Plant is a coal based

thermal power station A thermal power station, also known as a thermal power plant, is a type of power station in which the heat energy generated from various fuel sources (e.g., coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, etc.) is converted to electrical energy. The heat ...

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

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, established in 2008. It is located to the north of

Mangalore Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...

, west of

Belmannu {{Infobox settlement , name = Belmannu , other_name = Belman , nickname = , settlement_type = town , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

, and just to the northeast of

Padubidri Padubidri /Padubidre (in Kannada) or Paddedra (in Tulu) is a small town in coastal district of Udupi in Karnataka state, India. Padubidri is on the way from Udupi to Mangalore route. National Highway 66 (earlier known as NH 17) passes through P ...

in the village of Yellur,

Udupi district Udupi district (also Udipi () in Kannada or Odipu () in Tulu language) is an administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara old north Malabar c ...

, close to the

Shambhavi River The Shambhavi River has its origins at Kudremukh in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, India. It merges with the Nandini River at Mulki, Karnataka before flowing to the Arabian Sea. This river is the main source of water to many villages nea ...

, roughly 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 Kudremukh is a mountain in Chikmagalur district, in Karnataka, India. The name literally means 'horse-face' and refers to one picturesque view of a side of the mountain. The name also refers to the small town near the mountain, about 48 kilome ...

and caused protests.

Installed capacity

It has installed capacity of 1200 MW (2x600). The plant became fully operational in September 2012. The plant is operated by Udupi Power Corporation Limited which is a subsidiary of

Lanco Infratech Lanco Infratech (Lagadapati Amarappa Naidu and Company Infratech) was a large Indian conglomerate that became insolvent in 2017. It was involved in construction, power, real estate, and several other segments. One of the first Independent Powe ...

. Earlier the plant was owned by Nagarjuna Power Corporation Limited. In August 2014,

has agreed to sell this power plant to

Adani Power Adani Power Limited is an Indian multinational power and energy company, subsidiary of Adani Group and based in Khodiyar in Ahmedabad, India. It is a private thermal power producer, with a capacity of 15,250 MW and operates a mega solar plan ...

for Rupees 6,000 Crores. The deal finally concluded in April, 2015. Adani power proposed phase 2 at the same site for 2x800MW and received environment clearance from MoEF

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Coal-fired power stations in Karnataka Energy infrastructure completed in 2008 Buildings and structures in Udupi district 2008 establishments in Karnataka Adani Group {{Udupi-geo-stub