PM Modi, Russian President Putin to dedicate Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Unit-I

The first unit of Kudankulam nuclear power plant attained criticality in July 2013

A policeman walks on a beach near Kudankulam nuclear power project (photo: Reuters)
A policeman walks on a beach near Kudankulam nuclear power project (photo: Reuters)
ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 10 2016 | 10:21 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday will jointly dedicate the nation the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. It will be done through a video conferencing.

In the function to be held at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Corporation, chairman S K Sharma, Russian company Atomstroy Export President Limareenko and site Director Sundar will be present.

The first unit of Kudankulam nuclear power plant attained criticality in July 2013. Till now, more than 10,800 million units of power has been generated from the first unit.

The 1,000 megawatt Kudankulam nuclear power plant was built with Russian expertise following a pact between the then Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and Soviet leader Mikahil Gorbachev in November 1988.

The first unit was synchronised with southern power grid on October 22, 2013 and commercial power generation started by the end of December 2014.
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First Published: Aug 10 2016 | 8:33 AM IST

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