Jayalalithaa writes to PM Narendra Modi on Kudankulam

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to “instruct the concerned officials in the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited to immediately take necessary action to recommence power generation in Kudankulam Unit-I.”

In a short letter seeking an “an immediate response in this matter” Jayalalithaa has said that “Tamil Nadu has been allotted about 563 MW of power from the total of 1000 MW produced by Unit-I of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant which had started commercial operations on 31.12.2014, has been shut down for maintenance for the past 90 days.”

She has pointed out that “The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited is yet to clearly indicate when the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit-I will recommence production. As the wind season for Tamil Nadu has drawn to a close, it is crucial for the Kudankulam Unit-I to resume power generation immediately.”

Stating that the state government has been informed about the Kudankulam Unit – II undergoing its final stages of commissioning activities and is awaiting approval from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for full commercial production, Jayalalithaa urged the PM to instruct officials to expedite the commissioning work “so that another 563 MW of power can be added to the Tamil Nadu Grid at the earliest.”