‘Udangudi power project could cause financial stress’
The Hindu
Tangedco urged to go in for good mix of renewable energy and thermal power
The Climate Risk Horizons (CRH) report “White elephants — new coal investments threaten Tamil Nadu’s financial recovery” has highlighted that going ahead with the Udangudi power project could cause “financial stress” for the State government.
The report brings out the State government’s over-dependence on thermal power plants even while being a leader in wind energy generation. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) is going ahead with the construction of the Udangudi thermal power plants of 1,320 MW and 1,600 MW at a cost of ₹26,627 crore.
G. Sundararajan of Poovulagin Nanbargal pointed out that at a time when the power utility had a debt of ₹1,34,000 crore, it was not wise to spend on thermal plant whose utilisation could be minimal and the cost of power generated would be as high as ₹8.20 a unit.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.