Nuclear power plant in odisha

Chennai, Feb 15: The 1,000 MW nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu restarted power generation on Sunday evening, said Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) which operates the national grid. The unit went down on February 4 night following a steam leak in the feed water system in the turbine building. The unit was expected to restart on February 7 but got delayed, said POSOCO. On Sunday, the unit touched a peak generation of 413 MW at 10.41 p.m. while the average generation for the day was five MW. India’s atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is setting up two 1,000 MW atomic power plants at Kudankulam in Tirunelvelli district, about 650 km from here, at an outlay of over Rs.17,000 crore. The first unit attained criticality, which is the beginning of the nuclear fission process, in July 2013. Subsequently it was connected to the southern grid in October 2013. However, commercial power generation began only on December 31, 2014. The unit also experienced breakdowns after commercial production started. The unit was shut down in June 2015 for 60 days for refuelling and annual maintenance. Operating at full capacity, the unit supplies power to Tamil Nadu (562.5 MW), Puducherry (33.5 MW), Kerala (133 MW), Karnataka (221 MW) and Andhra Pradesh (50 MW). The NPCIL skipped several deadlines in restarting the first unit and finally on January 21, 2016 the reactor restarted the fission process and was connected to the southern...

Bhubaneswar, June 13 -- Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday took a jibe at the Odisha government over the erratic power supply by reiterating that there is now a 'governance deficit' in the State. Odisha is now witnessing a peculiar situation where the Minister, Secretary and MP are giving contradictory statements against each other, alleged Pradhan. "This is a clear example of administrative failure in Odisha. Several states are getting power from coal generated from Odisha and there are hydro projects also. But unfortunately, the state is facing such power issues," said Pradhan. Pradhan further said that the state government had signed MoU with the power distribution company and they should now ask them to properly follow the conditions. The Union Minister also slammed Odisha chief secretary for rapping the power company in a tweet. "If the head of the administration says such things will not be tolerated only after things slip out of hand, it is not justified. Minister is giving strange clarifications and the state government should focus on governance," he added. Meanwhile, the Odisha government and BJD leaders could not be contacted over the Union Minister's allegations. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Orissa TV . For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at Get Published - Build a Following The Energy Central Power Industry Network® is based on one core idea - power indust...

Contents • 1 Location • 2 Background • 3 Project Details • 3.1 Related GEM.wiki articles • 4 Articles and resources • 4.1 References • 4.2 External Articles Location The project is proposed in Khumbari and Taraikela villages, Jharsuguda district, Odisha. The map below shows the site area, as referenced in the The other industrial projects in the area include ( • SMC power generation Ltd (1.4 Km N) • Bhusan power and steel Ltd (2.2Km E) • Adithya aluminium (5.9Km SE) • Vedanta aluminium capative power plant (5.4KmENE) Background The project has been in discussion since at least 2011. It was referred to as a 1,000 megawatt (MW) project on the The project subsequently dropped from the company websites, and was not mentioned again until September 5, 2017, when NLC India applied for a 3 x 800 MW coal plant known as NLC-Talabira. Coal would be met from the captive Talabira mines. A terms of reference was granted on December 27, 2017. In November 2020, the Expert Appraisal Committee of the India Ministry of the Environment said it plans to grant environmental clearance to the project, subject to some further revisions in its EIA. Environmental Clearance for the project was granted on February 2, 2021. In April 2022, the Thermal Expert Appraisal Committee discussed the project and a related appeal seeking to quash its permit. The status of Jharsuguda as a "Critically Polluted Area" or "Other Polluted Area‟ based on 2008 and 2018 assessments was addressed. In June 2022, Adani Watc...

The Orissa government is examining a proposal from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) to set up a 4,000 to 6,000-megawatt capacity nuclear power plant, which could be the largest in the country, which today has a total nuclear power generation capacity of only 4,120 MW. HT Image The project is being proposed in the wake of the US government's offer of technology under the bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement with India. “The NPCIL made their initial selection of the site based on satellite images,” Orissa Energy Minister Suryanarayan Patro told Hindustan Times on Monday. A nine-member committee of NPCIL had visited Bhadrak and Ganjam districts for site selection and had finally selected Pati Sonapur in Chikiti Block of Ganjam,he said "They have asked the Orissa Hydro Power Corporation to drill six deep borewells as part of their investigations," he said. “Orissa government is as yet examining the issue and no permission has been given to NPCIL to go ahead with their proposal," he said. “There are variety of issues involved like number of villages to be evacuated as it is a thickly populated area, as also possible health hazards.” “In anticipation of India being able to get international cooperation and access to nuclear technology, we are thinking of setting up large capacity nuclear power plants in coastal locations which be of the order of 6,000 MW to 8,000 MW," said S Thakur, executive directorl, planning, at NPCIL. Thakur said the eastern region had ...

The Department of Atomic Energy will consider establishing a nuclear power plant in Odisha if the State government evinces interest and provides adequate land, said DAE secretary Sekhar Basu here on Saturday. “Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh governments have already offered land for nuclear power plants. If Odisha comes up with such proposal why can it not be considered if there is no problem with the site,” said Dr. Basu, who is also the chairperson of Atomic Energy Commission. Terming Eastern Indian States like West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha suitable for nuclear power plants, he said: “West Bengal and Bihar are good sites for nuclear power plants. Bihar has some issues with seismic condition. Odisha is also suitable depending on the sites to be offered.” Allaying apprehensions associated with safety of nuclear reactors, Dr Basu said: “India has very good track record as far as safety of reactors is concerned. People have to be knowledgeable and the State governments have to extend support. Only then the project will be feasible. In Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, nuclear power plants are operating without any issues.” He added that Indian government is giving thrust on nuclear energy as it is clean energy. Fossil fuel cannot be used for all times to come, he said, adding that host States have the rights to avail majority power share from the plant apart from getting paid for land and other services offered for projects. At presen...

The IB thermal power station is a 1.74GW coal-fired power plant located in Jharsuguda, Odisha, India. The power station was developed in two phases, with the phase one involving two 210MW units commissioned in 1994 and 1996, respectively and the phase two involving two 660MW super-critical units commissioned in September 2019. The phase two expansion also involves the development of two captive coal mines and associated coal transportation railway infrastructure, with a estimated total investment of £1.2bn ($1.6bn). The IB thermal power station is owned and operated by Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC), a joint venture between the Government of Odisha (59%) and AES Corporation (41%), a company based in the US. Project Gallery • Construction of the third and fourth units of the IB thermal power station began in 2014. Image courtesy of AES India Pvt Ltd. • The IB thermal power station in Jharsuguda, Odisha, has been operational since 1994. Image courtesy of AES India Pvt Ltd. • The IB thermal power station is owned and operated by Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC). Image courtesy of AES India Pvt Ltd. Key contracts for the IB Location and site details The IB thermal power station is developed on a 755ha site on the bank of Hirakud reservoir, in the Ib valley area of Banaharpalli village in the Jharsuguda district. The site is accessible from Belpahar, which is connected with the National Highway (NH)-200 and the Howrah-Mumbai railway line, located approxima...