Nuclear Power Corporation of India's (NPCIL) nuclear power plant at Kudankulam, near Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu is expected to start supply of power by December 2009. According to the NPCIL officials, more than 95 per cent of the works in the first unit has been completed. Of the six reactors, of 1,000 MW each at the site, 900 MW of electricity generated from the first two units will be distributed to Tamil Nadu and the remaining quantum will be shared by other southern States.
Even though the Inter Governmental Agreement between Indian and Russia was for the construction of 1000x6 pressurised reactors at Kudankulam, NPCIL is considering revising the total number of reactors at the coastal site to eight.
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