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Labour shortage and attrition delay Udangudi power project

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May 08, 2025

THE commissioning of the Udangudi supercritical thermal power plant, being constructed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), may be further delayed due to labour shortage and attrition.

- S GODSON WISELY DASS @ Thoothukudi

The plant's operation, expected to start power generation by May this year, may be delayed till September as nearly 15% of work is pending, sources said.

The plant has been designed to produce 1,320 MW of power per day from two units of 660-MW capacity each.

BHEL began work on the Udangudi TPP in 2018 and the plan was to commission unit 1 by September 2024 and unit 2 by January 2025.

Tangedco chairman and managing director Dr J Radhakrishnan recently said that power generation would begin by May 2025.

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