Kaiga Atomic Power Station
| Kaiga Generating Station | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 14°52′00″N 74°26′20″E / 14.8667°N 74.4389°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1989 |
| Commission date | 16 November 2000 |
| Operator(s) | Nuclear Power Corporation of India LTD. |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 x 220 MW |
| Units planned | 2 x 700 MW |
| Nameplate capacity |
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| Annual net output | 2,231 GWh |
| External links | |
| Website | Nuclear Power Corporation of India |
Kaiga Generating Station is a nuclear power generating station situated at Kaiga, near the river Kali, in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka, India. The plant has been in operation since March 2000 and is operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India.
It has four units. The fourth unit went critical on 27 November 2010.[1] The two oldest units comprise the west half of the site and the two newer units are adjoining the east side of the site. All of the four units are small-sized CANDU plants of 220 MW.
History
On 27 November 2010 the Kaiga Atomic Power Station unit 4 of 220 MW capacity became operational[2]
On 19 January 2011, unit 4 with 220 MW capacity was connected to the southern power grid at 01:56 hours. With this, the total capacity rose to 880MW making it the third largest in India after Tarapur (1400MW) and Rawatbhata (1180MW). The unit, fueled by indigenous uranium, will supply electricity to Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.[3]
Two PHWR units producing 700 MW each are being planned at this location.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Front Page : Kaiga-4 achieves criticality. The Hindu (28 November 2010). Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
- ^ Kaiga Atomic Power Plant Unit 4 Starts
- ^ Kaiga Atomic Power Plant Unit 4 connected
- ^ Centre's nod for units 5, 6 at Kaiga nuclear station The Hindu (12 June 2012). Retrieved on 3 February 2014