TIRUNELVELI: Construction of the 2,000 megawatt (2 X 1000) units 5 and 6 at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) commenced with the ‘first pour of concrete’ on Tuesday. The project, to be completed at an outlay of Rs 49,621, was launched by chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas through videoconference.
KKNPP comprises six units of light water reactors with a capacity of 1,000 megawatt each. It is set up in technical cooperation with the Russian Federation. The project is being implemented in three phases with 2 X 1000 MW in each phase. Units 1 and 2, which have a combined capacity of 2,000 MW, were completed in the first phase, commissioned and have generated more than 57,400 million units of electricity.
