India's largest nuclear power plant is located at Kudankulam near the southern tip of the country. Unit 1 and 2 are already producing 1,000 megawatts each. The construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is doing much of the physical construction for Unit 3 and 4. This last week the company...
Kudankulam Nuclear Plant to Begin Full Commercial Production in January
Commercial operations of the first 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power project situated in the state of Tamil Nadu near the southern tip of India, are now likely to start by January 22, 2015, as an earlier deadline could not be met due to technical problems. Nuclear Power...
Kudankulam Plant Produces Power for Grid
India started pumping electricity for the first time from its Kudankulam nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, with an initial output of 160 MW. Power will be raised to roughly 1,000 megawatts in stages as it undergoes further testing and regulatory clearances. The reactor...
India Kudankulam Project to Start Operation in May
According to V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in Prime Minister Office, the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Energy project is expected to begin its operations this month after having received the stage-wise clearances from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. On Monday, India's External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid had bilateral...
Russia confirms $3.4 billion in credit for next two nuclear energy reactors
India and Russia on Tuesday signed a protocol for Russian funding for units III and IV at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu. Russia will extend export credit amounting to $3.4 billion. Signed by India's Department of Atomic Energy Special Secretary A.P. Joshi and Russian Deputy Finance Minister...