(a) whether the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently cleared certain nuclear projects as reported in the `Economic Times` dated March 25, 2002;
(b) if so, the facts of the matter reported therein;
(c) the action taken by the Government to that effect; and
(d) the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE (SHRIMATI VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a) & (b) Approval was accorded by the Government of India in
March 2002 for :-
(i) Downward revision of completion cost estimate of Kaiga
Atomic Power Project Unit 3&4 (2x220 MWe) from Rs.4213
crore to Rs.3282 crore, advancing the schedule for
commencement of commercial operation from October 2008
(Kaiga 3) and October 2009 (Kaiga 4) to March 2007 and
September 2009 respectively and change in the debt:equity
ratio from 1:1 to 2:1.
(ii) Setting up of Rajasthan Atomic Power Project Units
(2x220 MWe) at an estimated completion cost of Rs.3072
crore with scheduled commencement of commercial
operation in August 2007 (RAPP-5) and February 2008
(RAPP-6).
(c) & (d) Construction of Kaiga 3 & 4 is in progress. The first
pour of reactor building raft concrete was achieved in
March 2002. Civil construction and procurement actions
for supply-cum-erection packages are in progress. The
project is on schedule.
The excavation work for RAPP 5&6 is in progress. Main
plant civil work package has been ordered and the first
pour of reactor building raft concrete is expected to be
achieved as planned. The project is on schedule.