'Drawing power from nuke plant totally safe'
Reports that power transmitted from the Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu to Kerala through an overhead line would cause radiation had no basis whatsoever, Electricity Minister A K Balan said on Thursday.
By PTI |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Reports that power transmitted from the Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu to Kerala through an overhead line would cause radiation had no basis whatsoever, Electricity Minister A K Balan said on Thursday.
Balan said in reply to questions in the Kerala assembly that feasibility and load-flow studies conducted by the Power Grid Corporation of India had found that there would not be any problem in receiving the state's share of 220 MW from Koodankulam through the proposed line.
Fears that the line would adversely affect rubber cultivators in Kerala too had no basis. The average height of a rubber tree is 24 metres while the power line would be at a height of 74 metres, he said.
Kerala could not afford to lose its share of the power from the Koodankulam plant as setting up a new plant in the state with an matching capacity would require a huge sum of money, he said.
The state expects to get 3811 MW as its share from the Central Grid during the 12th Plan period after the completion of various power projects, he said.
Balan said in reply to questions in the Kerala assembly that feasibility and load-flow studies conducted by the Power Grid Corporation of India had found that there would not be any problem in receiving the state's share of 220 MW from Koodankulam through the proposed line.
Fears that the line would adversely affect rubber cultivators in Kerala too had no basis. The average height of a rubber tree is 24 metres while the power line would be at a height of 74 metres, he said.
Kerala could not afford to lose its share of the power from the Koodankulam plant as setting up a new plant in the state with an matching capacity would require a huge sum of money, he said.
The state expects to get 3811 MW as its share from the Central Grid during the 12th Plan period after the completion of various power projects, he said.
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