Unit-I of Kudankulam to start commercial production by year end.

Unit-I of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu, with 1,000 MW, is expected to become fully operational in less than two months. The project is expected to begin commercial production by year end, according to a KNPP official.

R S Sundar, site director, said the unit was producing 680 MW, 73 per cent of capacity. 'We have applied for approvals from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board to increase it to 90 per cent and then to 100 per cent.'

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