Tamil Nadu power utilities have sought the advancing of the refuelling activity at Unit-I of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP).
Rajesh Lakhoni, Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) and R. Manivannan, Managing Director Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited (Tantransco) have written to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), which also runs the KKNPP, on this issue.
The refuelling activity of KKNPP Unit-1 has been scheduled from December 16, 2023 to January 28, 2024 for 75 days, they noted in the letter addressed to Bhuwan Chandra Pathak, Chairman and Managing Director of NPCIL. Since there is a high demand period from the end of January to February 2024, they have requested the advancement of the refueling, as otherwise, Unit-1 may be not be available for power generation at the time.
