In a letter to Union Minister of State for Power, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar noted that a team of officers visited four potential sites identified by Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) for setting up thermal power plants in coastal region of the state last year.
The officers were from Central Electricity Authority (CEA), CMPDI, Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), Karnataka Port and Inland Water Transport Department, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Power Company of Karnataka Limited (PCKL) and Revenue Department.
The CMPDI has opined that taking into account the parameters laid down for locating the site for UMPP in coastal zone of Karnataka, two sites -- Divgi and Honnavar -- could be possibly considered for examination, Shettar said.
Further, a team of officers from PCKL along with officials from Karnataka Udyog Mitra/Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board, Mangalore, carried out site inspection in and around the coastal areas of the state to identify a suitable land for development of UMPP project under case-2 bidding guidelines of Ministry of Power.