 "J Jayalalithaa")
In a letter sent to the Prime Minister, she said that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant which had started commercial operations on on December 31, 2014, has been shut down for maintenance for the past 90 days and there is a delay in recommencing the operations in the Unit I.
"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," she said.
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.
"I, therefore, request you to kindly 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," she added.
Further, the State government has been informed that the Kudankulam Unit-II is undergoing final stages of commissioning activities and awaiting approval from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for full commercial production. The Chief Minister requested the Prime Minister to instruct the concerned officials to expedite the commercial operation of Kudankulam Unit-II, so that another 563 MW of power can be added to the Tamil Nadu Grid at the earliest.
