 "TN against allocation of Kudankulam power to Kerala")
In a letter to the ministry, it alleged Kerala in the past had went against the concept of atomic power plants and therefore should not be offered power from KNPP.
The Kudankulam plant, which started operations after a brief closure, is expected to commence commercial production within two months. The plant's two reactors has a capacity to generate 2,000 Mw. The share of Tamil Nadu stands at 925 Mw, whereas 442 Mw will be for Karnataka, 266 Mw for Kerala, and 67Mw for Puducherry.
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After seeing fresh requests even from Andhra Pradesh, the state now appealed to the Union government not to consider any share for Andhra Pradesh also.
In retaliation to a letter from the CM Jayalalithaa, Kerala chief minister Ooomen Chandy had written to the Prime Minister requesting the state be allotted 500 Mw of power from Kudankulam. Chandy's letter cited the critical power situation in the state and requested for a special consideration.
According to him, power produced from hydel projects in Kerala were not enough to meet the state's needs. The state had imposed a one-hour load shedding during this summer season.
Kerala has already been allotted 266 Mw of power from Kudankulam under the Gadgil formula being followed for sharing power from central power generating stations among the states.