NGT permits TANGEDCO to continue Ennore SEZ thermal plant work for four weeks

Direct fact

In July 2026, the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal allowed TANGEDCO to continue work on the Ennore SEZ Thermal Power Plant at Vayalur in Tiruvallur district for four weeks while it sought extension of environmental and CRZ clearances.

Key specifics

• The NGT bench comprised Justice Pushpa Sathynarayana and expert member Prashant Gargava.
• The original environmental clearance expired on 31 December 2025.
• TANGEDCO filed its extension request with the MoEF&CC on 15 July 2026.
• The TNPCB had extended Consent to Establish under the Water and Air Acts until 31 March 2030.
• The next hearing in the matter was posted for 24 August 2026.

Exam lens

Question type: Environment and tribunal-based MCQ. Key facts: NGT southern bench, Vayalur, Tiruvallur, EC expiry 31 December 2025, MoEF&CC, TNPCB CTE till 31 March 2030. TNPSC may ask which tribunal granted four weeks and which clearances were in issue.