Govt plan to offer Russia Andhra site for 2 N- units
The two countries are likely to sign an agreement for the two units with provisions for involvement of India’s private sector in the project, including in supply of various components
India is likely to offer a site in Andhra Pradesh to set up units five and six of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant by Russia in sync with broad principles of the “Make in India” initiative. A decision is likely to be finalised during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow later this week.
The two countries are likely to sign an agreement for the two units with provision for the participation of India’s private sector in supplying various components. “We will follow the principles of localisation as per Make in India initiative for setting up Kudankulam units five and six,” sources told PTI, adding a site in Andhra Pradesh had been finalised in line with the government’s policy of ensuring optimum use of available nuclear sites in various states to accommodate more atomic reactors.
Incidentally, the Centre has already shortlisted Kovvada to build a project with the assistance of US-based nuclear vendor GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy.
Mr Modi is due to visit Russia December 23- 24 for the annual summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
India is likely to offer a site in Andhra Pradesh to set up Units five and six of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant by Russia in sync with broad principles of Make in India initiative and a decision in this regard is expected to be finalised during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow this week.
The two countries are likely to sign an agreement for the two units with provisions for involvement of India’s private sector in the project, including in supply of various components.
“We will follow the principles of ‘ localisation’ as per the Make in India initiative for setting up Kudankulam nuclear power plant five and six,” sources were quoted as telling news agency PTI, adding that a site in Andhra Pradesh has been finalised for the project in
line with the government’s policy for ensuring optimum use of the available nuclear sites in various states to accommodate more atomic reactors.
Incidentally, the Centre has already shortlisted the Kovvada site to build a project with the assistance of US- based nuclear vendor, GE- Hitachi Nuclear Energy.
Mr Modi is scheduled to visit Russia from December 23- 24 to hold an annual summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Russia has been a key partner of India in the civil nuclear energy sector. In the last summit between Mr Modi and Mr Putin, it was decided that Russia will build at least 12 nuclear reactors in India by 2035.
In April last year, India and Russia had signed an agreement to build units 3 and 4 of the Kudankulam project at a cost of Rs 33,000 crore. However, work on the ground is yet to start. The Units 3 and 4 are be coming up in Tamil Nadu’s coastal district of Tirunelveli.
Earlier this month, Rosatom deputy chief executive officer Nikolai Spas-skiy, the Russian counterpart of the India’s Department of Atomic Energy, visited India and he is believed have discussed with the DAE brass about various aspect of the proposed pact for Kudankulam 5 and 6. Units 5 and 6 of VVER technology are expected to be of the same MW like units 1- 4, but the cost details of the project are yet to be finalised.