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The first 1,000-MWe reactor of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project that commenced commercial power generation on October 22, 2013 has earned a profit of Rs. 1,000 crore (prior to tax) for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, the proponent of the project. During an informal chat with reporters here on …
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has incorporated Joint Venture (JV) companies - Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Limited and NPCIL - Indian Oil Nuclear Energy Corporation Limited with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd. and Indian Oil Corporation Limited, respectively, for setting up nuclear power plants. Preliminary discussions have been …
Even as China has indicated its unwillingness to support India's attempt to enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the country will still go ahead with its plans to have 63,000 MW of nuclear capacity by 2032. "We want to be a part of the NSG. We are in talks with …
On Saturday, PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Putin dedicated second unit, which is expected to start commercial production soon, to the country The third and fourth reactors of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, are expected to start power production in around six years, according …
Crucial meeting is planned in Srikakulam on October 23 Several Opposition parties, trade unions and NGOs joined hands to garner support for the intensive agitation and awareness programmes to oppose the proposed atomic power plant at Kovvada in Ranasthalam mandal, Srikakulam District. The CPI(M), CPI, CITU, Forum for Development of …
India currently generates 6,780 MW of nuclear electricity. To meet the high cost of Light Water Reactors, the government has decided to bring in such projects, which currently involve foreign collaborators, as joint ventures (JVs) with public sector undertakings (PSUs). This will also allow the Nuclear Power Corporation of India …
Indian Railways and state-owned companies in energy sector including Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Indian Oil Corporation and NTPC Ltd could soon be funding the country’s nuclear energy expansion programme. State-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is in talks with cash-rich public sector undertakings in energy sector and …
The call to leverage JVs for new projects under the foreign collaboration route marks a departure from the current strategy. The decks have been cleared for state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) to launch nuclear ventures in collaboration with three other public sector firms, with the NDA government …
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has reportedly submitted its crucial report to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest seeking its approval for the construction of an atomic power plant in Kovvada of Ranasthalam mandal in Srikakulam district. The report, in the form of terms and references, …
CHENNAI: With synchronization of the second unit of the Kudankulam power plant, India's civil nuclear programme has reached a couple of landmarks: the Kudankulam project+ turned a page on protests and a legal challenge over its safety parameters in the Supreme Court, and India crossed the 6,000MW mark in nuclear …
The second 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu was connected to the grid on Monday, said a senior official. "The second unit of KNPP was connected to the grid at 11.17 a.m. The unit is operating at 170 MW," R.S. Sundar, the site …
The third and fourth units - of 1,000 megawatt each - will be commissioned by 2022-23, with total investment of Rs 40,000 crore Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) hopes the second unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in southern Tamil Nadu, with generation capacity of 1,000 megawatt (Mw), …
Govt. is pinning its mega plans for generating the ‘clean’ energy on coastal Andhra Pradesh. Weeks after the government announced that U.S. company Westinghouse’s Nuclear Power Project (NPP), planned in Gujarat's Mithi Virdi, is being moved to Andhra Pradesh, sources confirmed to The Hindu that Russian-owned Rosatom will build its …
The much awaited Unit-2 (Reactor-2) of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) attained criticality at 8.56 pm on Sunday, the officials declared here. The 163 uranium assemblies in the Unit -2 (Reactor -2) of KKNPP had been loaded in the Reactor 2 (Unit-2) on May, 2016. The uranium loading process took …
India's nuclear sector regulator has given the nod for the second 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu to go critical/start fission process, said an industry official. "The permission to NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd) has been given so that the Kudankulam second unit can go critical," …
Move was necessitated due to change of reactors' design for 6,000 MW plant NPCIL to file fresh ToR with MoEF for Kovvada project in Andhra Pradesh The state run Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) will file fresh terms of reference (ToR) within a month with the union ministry of …
NPCIL to begin fresh study after PM’s visit to the US; Terms of Reference are prepared. Visakhapatnam: The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is gearing up to do a fresh Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study due to the changes in the reactors that are to be installed at …
Ranchi: Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation, for local manufacture of equipment to be used in the Kudankulam nuclear power project. The agreement between the two state-owned corporations follows a deal between Nuclear Energy Power Corporation of India Limited …
As per the joint venture agreement Nalco would have 26% stake in the new entity, NPCIL-Nalco Power Company Aluminium major Nalco has decided to drop its plan to foray into nuclear energy generation. The company had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) …
NPCIL will be in a position to mobilise Rs 10,000 cr debt and also equity from JV partners The finance minister Arun Jaitley’s proposal to allocate Rs 3000 crore for the nuclear power generation will help the state run Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) to raise debt of Rs …
