Unit-I of the Kudankulam atomic power project of Nuclear Power Corporation of India is expected to be fully operational by December 2014.

Unit-I of the project, at Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, entails a capacity of 1,000 MW. At present, the unit is producing 680 MW which is 73 per cent of its capacity. The developer has applied for approvals from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board to increase the capacity to 90 per cent and then to 100 per cent.

The unit was synchronised on 22 October 2013 and has generated 1,136 million units.

The Kudankulam atomic power plant, with 2 x 1,000 MW capacity, is estimated to cost Rs 17,270 crore. Unit-II of the project is under execution.

Of the 2,000 MW to be generated from the plant, Karnataka will get 442 MW; Tamil Nadu 925 MW (including 10 per cent home state entitlement); Kerala 266 MW; and Puducherry 67 MW. The other 300 MW is yet to be allocated.

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