Uppur Superctical Thermal Power Project
Uppur Supercritical Thermal Power Project
Country	India
Location	Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates	9°35′05.4″N 78°54′31.0″E / 9.584833°N 78.908611°E / 9.584833; 78.908611
Status	Under Construction
Construction began	March 2016
Construction cost	Rs 12,655 crores
Operators	Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	1,600 MW
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Uppur Supercritical Thermal Power Project is located in Uppur and near Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of TANGEDCO. This project is being constructed by BHEL, L&T and Reliance Infrastructure.^[1]

RIL was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract in the BoP package and allied civil works, BHEL was awarded the boiler, turbine and generator contract and L&T was awarded the seawater intake and outfall system contract.^[2][3]

Materials for erection brought to the site and foundation process under progress. Foundation for two units of plant under Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has already been completed.^[4] ESP 1 & ESP 2 foundation completed. The project is on hold at present.