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 …
Tamil Nadu will surpass its targeted 20,000-Mw additional power generation capacity envisaged in the state's Vision 2023 document, said Natham R Viswanathan, state minister for Electricity, in his address at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) meet recently. CV Sankar, additional chief secretary (industries), Tamil Nadu government, said in the …
“It will be possible to generate five lakh MW of power for 500 years with thorium-based reactors Calling spent fuel of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) ‘nuclear waste’ would be a misnomer as India was one among the three countries in the world that followed “closed cycle” process in nuclear …
In a bid to clear the decks for the supply of imported fuel for its nuclear power plants, India is set to complete the process of placing its civilian reactors under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards in the next few days. Government sources said that last lot of the two …
NPCIL allowed to feed infirm power into grid till January 22. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) Unit 1 is expected to go commercial by January 22. Because of the problems in the turbine, the commercial run could not be started by October 22, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India …
Cancer was responsible for 16% deaths among Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) employees between January 2010 and April 2014, said epidemiologists from the DAE-run Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, on Tuesday. They said the figure was similar to cancer death rates in urban India. The experts said this while repudiating RTI-based …
Some parts of the state experienced power cuts early on Monday morning on account of a sudden drop in the wind power generation. Normally, wind energy generation tapers by September 15, but this year it has been erratic, causing concerns to power managers. Wind power generation, which was 487MW on …
Nuclear experts bat for quick resolution of Liability issue The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) on Tuesday said that nuclear capacity through indigenous reactors and reactors with international cooperation would be increased to 17,080 Mw by 2022, from the present level of 5,780 Mw. DAE …
Far removed from any protest-din, a nuclear power plant 40 km south of Chennai, is all set to achieving a milestone – loading of liquid sodium. The operators of the nuclear power station, which is half the size of the first unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, are awaiting …
Ratifies IAEA Additional Protocol; decks cleared for nuclear imports India has decided to enhance transparency of its nuclear infrastructure by ratifying an Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — a step that in a single stroke can be leveraged to boost energy security and lift international confidence. …
4,000MW From Non-Conventional Source Could Bring Cheer To Industry The power situation in the state could see a remarkable improvement soon with wind mills likely to generate 3,000MW to 4,000 MW and Neyveli Lignite Corporation expected to add 617MW to the state's kitty, partly in June and the rest in …
Six workers at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project site suffered injuries when hot water spilled over them during maintenance work on Wednesday. Three of them were staff members while the remaining three were contract workers. They were immediately given first aid on the plant site and then taken to the …
Petitioner's advocate had alleged that the plant had been commissioned in grave disregard of the safety guidelines. In a moral boost for the outgoing UPA-II, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition to stall commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu while expressing satisfaction at the government’s …
Govts have carried out court-mandated safety measures at the nuclear plant, it said The Supreme Court on Thursday shrugged off the last objections from activists and people that the Central and Tamil Nadu governments had failed to carry out court-mandated safety measures to clear the commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of G. Sundarrajan Vs Union of India & Ors dated 08/05/2014 regarding clearance granted by AERB for ‘First Approach to Criticality’ (FAC) of Unit 1 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KK NPP) on July 11, 2013 be declared as null …
IN A move to address the issue of liability, which has held up deals with several countries, the government has decided to form a nuclear insurance pool having a number of stakeholders to meet the requirement of a financial cover in case of a mishap. The Department of Atomic Energy …
Unit-II should also attain critical stage by 2014 end The Unit-I, with a capacity of 1000 MWe, of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is expected to reach 100% power production in less than two months. The project is expected to go on commercial production by the end of 2014, according …
The Election Commission (EC) has given clearance to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to sign an agreement with its Russian counterpart for unit 3 and 4 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant project (KKNPP) and a deal is expected to be signed soon. “The Election Commission gave a green signal …
Fishermen from Idinthakarai, which is a 15-20-minute drive from Kudankulam, have been protesting against the plant for the past 960 days Residents of Idinthakarai village in Tamil Nadu, who are opposed to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), have decided not to allow any party to campaign in their village. …
Marking three years of the Fukushima disaster, AAP leader and Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan raised the pitch against the government’s attempt to bypass supplier liability provisions in their current negotiations with the Russians on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. “The cost of the Fukushima disaster has been conservatively estimated …
State electricity supply companies (Escoms), on Tuesday, signed power purchase agreements with Nuclear Power Corporations of India Limited and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for 442 MW and 450 MW of power, respectively. State electricity supply companies (Escoms), on Tuesday, signed power purchase agreements with Nuclear Power Corporations of India Limited …
