India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Stage 2 construction to cost $6.6 bln

[samlove]

Construction cost of the second stage of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant comprising the third and the fourth power units will total $6.6 bln, India’s Minister of State for Development of North-Eastern Region, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh said on Thursday during the parliament hearings.

TASS reported earlier a source close to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India said construction cost of the first stage of Kudankulam nuclear power plant was about $2.8 bln.

The first power unit of Kudankulam nuclear power plant has already been commissioned and construction of the second one has also been completed. The third and the fourth power units are to be built in 2016-2021.

 

[I M Sikander]

What is the power capacity of stage 2 reactors

 

[Chanakyaa]

What is the power capacity of stage 2 reactors

1000 MW each. As of now they have 2000 MW , with new Units it will rise to 4000 MW.

 

[kurup]

What is the power capacity of stage 2 reactors

1000MW .

Total 4 reactors will be built . 2 under Stage-1 and 2 under Stage-2 .

In Stage-1 , 1 reactor is already operational and 1 is in construction .

 

[I M Sikander]

So 2000 MW in stage 2.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

In Stage-1 , 1 reactor is already operational and 1 is in construction .

The construction of unit 2 of KK-NNPP has been completed and the unit is presently undergoing initial commissioning activities - hot run was successful - will be commissioned within a couple of months.

Kudankulam units achieve construction and operation milestones

So 2000 MW in stage 2.

Yes.