Kakrapar atomic power plant unit-I shut down

01 Apr 2016 CW Staff

A unit of Nuclear Power Corporation of India麓s atomic power plant at Kakrapar near Surat was shut down recently due to a small leak in the Primary Heat Transport System (PHT). Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS)-1 and 2 comprises two units of pressurised heavy water reactor of 220 MW each.

The first reactor started commercial operations in May 1993, while the second unit in September 1995.

The two units have generated cumulative electricity of 28,682 mn units, and 29,169 mn units, respectively.

BIL wins 30 MW solar power project Bhageria Industries (BIL) has won a 30 MW solar power project from the Solar Energy Corporation of India. The company will install the plant at Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra. The completion of the project is expected in the first quarter of 2017. BIL will execute the project on a turnkey basis and operate and maintain it for 25 years.

Contact: Bhageria Industries.
Tel: 0260-245 2366.
Website: www.bhageriagroup.com

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