Gorakhpur plant progressing well, 23.8% capex spent
Keeping in line with the priority to increase India’s nuclear capacity, a number of path breaking decisions were taken and the Government would instal Nuclear-Atomic Energy plants in other parts of the country, which otherwise were confined to southern India by the previous Governments.
The current Government has given most of the approvals for installation of 10 nuclear reactors, Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh said on 18 Feb 2023, underlining the Government’s pan-India plan.
The Department of Atomic Energy has also been given permission for forming joint ventures with Public Sector Units (PSUs) for resources to opening up of atomic energy plants, which is an upcoming and promising sector, having potential to fulfill India’s all energy needs in times to come.
Giving update on projects, he said Rs.4,906 crore has been spent out of the Rs.20,594 crore allocation for the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana’s (GHAVP).
This is 23.8% progress till date on the two units of 700 MWe capacity each of Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) under implementation near Gorakhpur village in Fatehabad district of Haryana.
Construction of other Main Plant buildings/structures viz. Fire Water Pump House (FWPH), Safety Related Pump House (SRPH), Fuel Oil storage area-1&2 (FOSA-1&2), Ventilation stack, overhead tank (OHT), Switchyard Control Building, Safety related & Non-safety related Tunnel & Trenches, Retaining walls and Garland Drain is progressing well.
Ground improvement in Turbine Building -1 & 2, 220 kV Switchyard and IDCT-1A is completed.
Ground improvement in other areas IDCTs, 400kV Switchyard, Emergency makeup water pond and station roads are in progress. The contractors for IDCT package and Turbine Island Package have mobilized site.
The Minister said purchase orders have been issued for major long manufacturing cycle equipment/components like Primary Coolant Pumps, Calandria, Reactor Headers, Refuelling Machines Heads, Moderator and other D20 Heat Exchangers, etc.
End Shields and all Steam Generators for the first unit have been received at site. Manufacturing of other equipment is in various stages and delivery at site is expected well in time to meet the construction schedule.
Construction of Water Duct from Tohana to GHAVP for meeting operational cooling water requirements has been taken up through Haryana Irrigation & Water Resources Department (HI&WRD). It is progressing well, he said. fiinews.com
