Question : STATUS OF POWER GENERATION

(a) the present status of nuclear power generation at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu vis-a- vis its installed capacity;

(b) the distribution/allocation of electricity generated from Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka;

(c) whether the proposed new nuclear reactors from Russia are identical to the two reactors which are presently in operation; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for procuring such costly reactors?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH) :

(a) Currently, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) unit–1 is operating in the commercial domain at its rated capacity of 1000 MW.

(b) Electricity generated by KKNPP Unit 1 has been allocated to the beneficiary states of the Southern Electricity Region by the Ministry of Power ( MoP) and the details are as follows:

 State	Current Allocation (MW) 
 Andhra Pradesh	50.0 Karnataka	221.0 Kerala	133.0 Tamil Nadu	562.50 Pondicherry	33.50

(c) Yes Sir;

(d) Government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for two additional reactors at Kudankulam Site, Tamil Nadu (KKNPP Units 3&4) each of 1000 MW capacity, which are being set up in technical co-operation with the Russian Federation. The site is made ready to launch the construction of these units by the end of 2015/ early 2016. The tariff of electricity generated by the operational Kudankulam unit is 394 paise/unit which is comparable to the other contemporary conventional (fossil fuels like coal etc.) base load electricity generating technologies in the region.

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