The Government of Andhra Pradesh on March 11, 2024, issued the Andhra Pradesh Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Policy 2023-2028 to encourage and promote the large-scale deployment of energy conservation and efficiency measures in the State. This policy ensures efficient energy usage directly catering to the local and national economy …
Breaking the logjam triggered by the mass protests against the Koodankulam nuclear power project, the Jayalalithaa Government on Wednesday succeeded in ending the 11-day old fast with an assurance that the state cabinet would pass a resolution urging the Centre to halt the project. The breakthrough came during a meeting …
Calling on the Government to halt the completion of the Koodankulam Nuke plant, hundreds of people in Tamil Nadu are sitting on a fast for the tenth straight day. Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy was sent as an emissary to address the concerns of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa …
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Tuesday met those protesting for the past 10 days against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) and assured them that the safety and security of the people were paramount. “People's safety first and power generation comes later,” he …
Even as diplomats and officials were taken aback by the protests against the smooth-sailing India-Russia nuclear plant venture at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, Russia on Tuesday described the protests as unfortunate. Russia said the imminent threat of the project being stalled would not impact future cooperation in the civil nuclear …
Chennai/Tirunelveli:With protests against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant escalating, the Centre stepped in on Tuesday for damage control a day after Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa wrote to PM Manmohan Singh demanding that work on the project be stopped immediately. Union minister of state in the PMO V Narayanasamy rushed …
Sending Minister , V. Narayanasamy, he tells her After the Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra, it is now the turn of the 2,000-MWe Kudankulam atomic plant in Tamil Nadu to run into serious opposition. As protests by local residents and activists intensified, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday …
There are two words of Japanese origin that the common man in this coastal region has learnt in recent years. And he is scared of both. The first was over half a decade ago, when a mammoth wave crashed on his coast and killed several of his kin. It was …
MONTHS before its expected date of becoming operational, the Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district has earned the ire of people living nearby. On August 15, three gram sabhas passed resolutions asking for its closure. About 60,000 people live within 10 km of the 2,000 MW plant, …
Says agitation can delay commissioning of Koodankulam project Russia today said the ongoing agitation against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu was unfortunate. It expressed the apprehension that the stir might delay commissioning of the first 1,000-MW reactor at the site. ‘‘The Indo-Russian task force …
Over 4,000 people today observed a fast to intensify their protest against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project in the district. The villagers observed the fast at a village, which is 5 km from the site. Anti-nuclear plant activists also planned to organise fast at Koodankulam tomorrow, an activist said. The …
After more than a decade of delays, the Koodunkulam Atomic Power Project will attain criticality in the next quarter. Speaking to The Hindu here on Tuesday, Power Secretary P. Uma Shankar said 1000 MWe would be added in the next quarter and another 1000 MWe in the last quarter of …
In the context of the unfolding nuclear disaster in Japan, it would be necessary to revisit our nuclear power policy. In 1996, I was member-incharge of energy in the Planning Commission. I have a clear memory of what I had said in meetings and the notings of that period. The …
Russian official says there are no unsolved problems in the unit that can hamper early operationalisation The project is ready as of today. The main equipment has been tested and is in operation. It should go critical early next year } CONSTRUCTION of India's first large nuclear power plant has …
CHENNAI: The Koodankulam nuclear power project is likely to go on stream by the middle of the year, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Srikumar Banerjee said on Monday. Addressing presspersons on the sidelines of the 20th annual conference of the Indian Nuclear Society (INS), Dr. Banerjee, expressing satisfaction at the
The environmental clearance offered to the Koodankulam reactors in Tamil Nadu is not based upon a careful examination of all the potential impacts on the environment and livelihoods nor does it incorporate public concerns.
I have read with interest the article “Kudankulam Meltdown” by Latha Jishnu and others. Since it is based on a direct interaction with the people residing near the project site, it has authenticity. I live in Visakhapatnam which is close to Kovvada where NPCIL is planning to set up another …
