After 11 years, Rs 100-bn Udangudi power project finally set to take off

To be funded by Rural Electrification Corporation, the project will be executed by BHEL in 42 months

After being delayed for nearly 11 years, work on the Udangudi Super Critical Thermal Power Project is set to begin. The estimated Rs 100-billion project, to be funded by Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), will be executed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in 42 months.

BHEL and the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop this power project in 2007, when the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was in power in the state. The foundation stone for the project was laid in 2009, but it did not take off and the state blamed the Centre