Power projects update
NTPC’s hydro project.
Update on Nuclear Reactors built or being built with Foreign Collaboration according to information presented in parliament by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) as per August 4, 2016.
Meanwhile, India has 44,235 MW installed capacity of various renewable energies — 27,151 MW Wind Power, 7,805 MW Solar Power, 4,304 MW Small Hydro Power and 4,975 MW Biopower.
Nuclear projects
Kakrapar Atomic Power Project(KAPP)-3&4 in Gujarat.
Capacity: 2X700 MW, cost Rs.11,459 Crore.
Status: Under various stages of construction. Expected completion by 2018/19.
Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP)- 7&8 at Rawatbhata, Rajasthan.
Capacity: 2X700 MW, cost Rs.12,320 Crore.
Nuclear Power Project(s) with foreign technical cooperation
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) – 2 in Tamil Nadu.
Capacity: 1,000 MW, cost Rs.17,270 Crore.
Status: Reactor attained first criticality on July 10, 2016.
Expected to start commercial operation in current year – 2016.
Projects Accorded Financial Sanction Indigenous Nuclear Power Project(s).
Gorakhpur, Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojn (GHAVP) -1&2 in Haryana.
Capacity: 2X700 MW, cost Rs.20,594 Crore.
Status: Work has started. Expected completion by 2023/24.
Nuclear Power Project(s) with foreign technical cooperation
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) – 3&4 in Tamil Nadu.
Capacity: 2X1000 MW, cost Rs.39,849 Crore.
Status: Excavation work commenced. Expected completion by 2023/24.
Meanwhile, the cost for KKNPP-1&2 is under revision to Rs.22,462 Crore.
Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI), a public sector company under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is constructing one 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu.
The design and construction of PFBR is fully indigenous.
The project is being built with a total cost of Rs.5,677 Crore.
Construction of this reactor is completed and commissioning is in advanced stage. The reactor is expected to achieve its first criticality by next year. fii-news.com
