1000 MW Kadankulam nuclear Plant to be delayed further

[anant_s]

Get ready for a sweet surprise by end of this month on this front.

 

[surya kiran]

The share is not 50% to TN and 30% to Kerala - Here is the split.


Out of the 2,000 MWe to be generated from the two reactors at Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu’s share will be 925 MWe. Karnataka will receive 442 MWe, Kerala 266 MWe, Puducherry 67 MWe and the unallocated share is 300 MWe.


First unit of Kudankulam plant undergoing tests | The Hindu



Two to three months can be the last straw on Camel's back - The TN power crisis became a major issue 2 years ago(not when the project was envisioned) and the news I quoted about Coimbatore appeared in Rediff some 6 months ago.

Hi, The operative term was 'was'. Hence the agreement was between TN and Kerala to receive 50% and 30% respectively.

The agreement that you are saying is of current. was just giving a background to the current scenario.

 

[nair]

It is not an easy situation over there. Spoke to someone living in US but who belong to that area. There are many people beyond those active mfos who are concerned due to the size of the plant. They are concerned that this is the first large sized plant in India. All these translate into vote bank politics as amma is eyeing the next year Lok Sabha elections. Though she has thrown her weight for the Kudankulam she wants to ensure that all the fringe elements outside of the core group are satisfied. And he mentioned once the fringe elements are happy, it is a matter of time she will take care of the core group.

Its not easy then sashan....This has been the case for last 2 or 3 years..... 1st it was assembly election.... then it was local body election..... now the parliament election..... But what worries me is once that is over another 1.5 years assembly election.... so this cycle is going to continue...... There are lot of issues.... I heard lot more when i lived in chennai (from reliable sources and i cannot post that here due to its sensitiveness and i do not want myself into any trouble) on this issue..... Those days it was too complicated... politicians made it complicated.... I even heard the severe power cuts were one way out to reduce the resistance of poeple on koodankulam....

 

[Sashan]

Hi, The operative term was 'was'. Hence the agreement was between TN and Kerala to receive 50% and 30% respectively.

The agreement that you are saying is of current. was just giving a background to the current scenario.

Can you share a link regarding this agreement?

Its not easy then sashan....This has been the case for last 2 or 3 years..... 1st it was assembly election.... then it was local body election..... now the parliament election..... But what worries me is once that is over another 1.5 years assembly election.... so this cycle is going to continue...... There are lot of issues.... I heard lot more when i lived in chennai (from reliable sources and i cannot post that here due to its sensitiveness and i do not want myself into any trouble) on this issue..... Those days it was too complicated... politicians made it complicated.... I even heard the severe power cuts were one way out to reduce the resistance of poeple on koodankulam....

I do understand it is not easy and it is frustrating for many in TN as well but the government had slept while the web of fear and distrust was spun by various NGOs around the people living there. Any drastic steps by amma will only hurt her big time as the opposition headed by Karuna will play the votebank politics including selling his own mom. But hopefully the plan becomes operational from next month.

 

[surya kiran]

Can you share a link regarding this agreement?




I do understand it is not easy and it is frustrating for many in TN as well but the government had slept while the web of fear and distrust was spun by various NGOs around the people living there. Any drastic steps by amma will only hurt her big time as the opposition headed by Karuna will play the votebank politics including selling his own mom. But hopefully the plan becomes operational from next month.

Read it in an article. give me couple of hrs will dig it out.

 

[anant_s]

Can you share a link regarding this agreement?

Read it in an article. give me couple of hrs will dig it out.

Press Information Bureau English Releases

I do understand it is not easy and it is frustrating for many in TN as well but the government had slept while the web of fear and distrust was spun by various NGOs around the people living there. Any drastic steps by amma will only hurt her big time as the opposition headed by Karuna will play the votebank politics including selling his own mom. But hopefully the plan becomes operational from next month.

Thats the irony of the whole situation. Leading scientists, academicians and expert that were not part of Nuclear establishment kept on convincing people that there is nothing to worry about but state government still went for protecting its vote-bank. Had it not been severe power cut problem faced by State, TN would never have allowed the plant to be commissioned. What is even more baffling is the fact that Kerala govt. that had not allowed the plant to come up in Kerala is now up in arms demanding power.
Unless state governments cutting across part lines take stance on such mega projects, we are likely to see more and more such delays. I mean we know what happened in Singur.

 

[anant_s]

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[anant_s]

Its not easy then sashan....This has been the case for last 2 or 3 years..... 1st it was assembly election.... then it was local body election..... now the parliament election..... But what worries me is once that is over another 1.5 years assembly election.... so this cycle is going to continue...... There are lot of issues.... I heard lot more when i lived in chennai (from reliable sources and i cannot post that here due to its sensitiveness and i do not want myself into any trouble) on this issue..... Those days it was too complicated... politicians made it complicated.... I even heard the severe power cuts were one way out to reduce the resistance of poeple on koodankulam....

It is really our misfortune as Nation, that the issues of development are hostage to petty politics.

 

[Hephaestus]

I don't understand why the GoI is going to such extreme measures to shut up a few fvckers who are being paid by foreigners.


A few weeks/months delay is no biggie.

Agreed! But never hurts to be ultra-safe in case of Nuclear reactors.

 

[surya kiran]

Can you share a link regarding this agreement?




I do understand it is not easy and it is frustrating for many in TN as well but the government had slept while the web of fear and distrust was spun by various NGOs around the people living there. Any drastic steps by amma will only hurt her big time as the opposition headed by Karuna will play the votebank politics including selling his own mom. But hopefully the plan becomes operational from next month.

here you go. @anant_s

AP, Karnataka may eat into state share of Koodankulam pie - The New Indian Express

Preman Dinaraj, Director (Finance), NPCIL, while speaking at the Workshop on Energy and Environment conducted by the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation here on Friday. He said Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh were not in favour of taking power from the KKNPP in Tamil Nadu when the construction of the nuclear power plant began in 2002-03. Being the host state, Tamil Nadu was to get 50 per cent of the power and Kerala 30 per cent, he noted.

 

[anant_s]

here you go. @anant_s

AP, Karnataka may eat into state share of Koodankulam pie - The New Indian Express

Preman Dinaraj, Director (Finance), NPCIL, while speaking at the Workshop on Energy and Environment conducted by the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation here on Friday. He said Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh were not in favour of taking power from the KKNPP in Tamil Nadu when the construction of the nuclear power plant began in 2002-03. Being the host state, Tamil Nadu was to get 50 per cent of the power and Kerala 30 per cent, he noted.

Yes exactly. Any mega project involves a lot of re-rehabilitation costs, law and order troubles and not to mention political implications. While every state governments wants to steer clear of such troubles, they want their share once the pie is baked. I'm therefore in favor of TN being allocated atleast 80-90% power from KKNPP and other states who want power from central plants co-operate on setting plant in their state. Power is a precious commodity and likely to remain so in future with Fossil powered plants facing fuel crisis, all of us including politicians would do well to accept the fact that unless newer Non fossil fuel burning plants come up, future is going to literally dark.

 

[Tshering22]

Not again.

I just hope this gets fast tracked after the inspections are done.

And I don't understand why GOI doesn't ban these NGOs and make an example out of them?

 

[surya kiran]

Yes exactly. Any mega project involves a lot of re-rehabilitation costs, law and order troubles and not to mention political implications. While every state governments wants to steer clear of such troubles, they want their share once the pie is baked. I'm therefore in favor of TN being allocated atleast 80-90% power from KKNPP and other states who want power from central plants co-operate on setting plant in their state. Power is a precious commodity and likely to remain so in future with Fossil powered plants facing fuel crisis, all of us including politicians would do well to accept the fact that unless newer Non fossil fuel burning plants come up, future is going to literally dark.

Actually, the problem is not just about delays, its also about wrong choices. TN has an installed wind power capacity of close to 6/7000 MW. Now, this is as big a blunder as it gets. Add to that state capacity of close to 5200 MW, you are still under the requirement of 14000 MW (as per GoI). Now the main problem is that more than 60% of that capacity is from wind,which is not a guaranteed power source. So the people to blame are the tn government itself. Even if you get the nuclear power plant up you add 900MW odd. Still not enough.

Now to give you an idea of how wind power stacks up. Its close to 8.5% of total installed capacity in India, but, generates than 1.6% of the actual generation.

As for your point that complete power should be consumed by TN, while I understand your sentiments, I think it gets funded by the GoI. (not sure how the actual funding patterns work. So there will be distribution. But, any re-look at negotiation will make things more long drawn out.

 

[nair]

I do understand it is not easy and it is frustrating for many in TN as well but the government had slept while the web of fear and distrust was spun by various NGOs around the people living there. Any drastic steps by amma will only hurt her big time as the opposition headed by Karuna will play the votebank politics including selling his own mom. But hopefully the plan becomes operational from next month.

Things are really out of hand.... and if you play with people's emotions (thats what politicians are good at it and very good in TN).... This is what happens....When you brain wash people (the poor poeple around the town).... It is very difficult to make them understand now.... these things keep happening..... I seriously hope 1 day all our politicians have some brains and work on national interest than on their political agenda....

 

[itachiii]

Out of the 2,000 MWe to be generated from the two reactors at Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu’s share will be 925 MWe. Karnataka will receive 442 MWe, Kerala 266 MWe, Puducherry 67 MWe and the unallocated share is 300 MWe.

what abt a.p's share ?? won't they supply us any current produced frm the projct??