India aims for Kudankulam units 3, 4 by year-end: Putin
The Dollar Business BureauIndia and Russia are all set to ink the general framework agreement for the construction of the third and the fourth units of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) by 2016 end. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday held a video conferencing event to indicate this development, while dedicating the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, nearly 28 years since it was first proposed, to the entire nation. The Russian President underlined that the work for the third and the fourth units has already begun at the site in February. "We expect that by this year-end the general framework agreements will be signed," Putin said. After India inked the nuclear ...
Indias annual power output records a new high of 1 trillion units
The Dollar Business Bureau For the first time in the country, in 2014-15, the annual power generation has crossed 1 trillion units and the biggest contribution was from the coal-based power stations, which recorded an annual growth of 12.1%. The power generation during 2014-15 (1048.403 BU) has registered a growth rate of 8.4% year-on-year and is the highest in the last two decades, said an official release of the Ministry of Power, Government of India. Against a target of 17,830 MW, the generation capacity addition during 2014-15 stood at 22,566 MW, which is the highest achievement in a single year, added the release. Of the total 22,566 MW added capacity in 2014-15, the thermal sector’s contribution alone stood 92% ...
