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New Delhi, Sep 7: of France, Turboatom of Russia besides some Japanese suppliers like Hitachi in this regard.”
Bhel too has formed a joint venture with NPCIL for undertaking EPC of the conventional portion of the nuclear power plant. For the nuclear portion, Bhel has to decide on the right technology for which it is in talks with the technology providers. “We currently have the technology for 540 MW nuclear reactor. We are in talks with companies for appropriate technology for 700 MW, 1000 MW and 1600 MW reactors,” Bhel’s chairman & managing director Ravi Kumar said.
This is expected to open up a large market for global suppliers of nuclear technology. Areva, along with its partner JV Siemens, is planning an entry in the Indian nuclear power. At present, India has 17 nuclear power units with a total installed capacity of 4,120 MW in operation, which produced 16,600 million units of power during the last year. About 3,160 MW are under various stages of construction at the Rawatbhata station in Rajasthan (2x220 MW), Kaiga (220 MW) and at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu....
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