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First Pour of Concrete of Kaiga Units-5 and 6 Held
karwar: First Concrete Pouring (FPC) of Kaiga Unit-5 and 6 was carried out today. Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty, NPCIL CMD Bhuwan Chandra Pathak and senior officials of NPCIL were present on the occasion.
Kaiga is located in Karwar taluk of Uttara Kannada district.
FPC marks the beginning of construction and the transition from the pre-project phase to the construction phase. The first unit of the Kaiga Unit-5 and 6 project is expected to reach criticality approximately 60 months after FPC.
Currently, four 220 MWe units are operating in the Kaiga field with a total installed capacity of 880 MW. With the completion of Units 5 and 6, the total installed power of the field will reach 2,280 MW.
Kaiga Units-5 and 6 are state-of-the-art, indigenous 700 MW PHWRs that include advanced safety features and are among the safest in the world. Three such PHWRs – KAPS-3 and 4 and RAPP-7 are successfully operating in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan respectively.
This project is expected to create employment and business opportunities for local people, stimulate economic development in the region and improve the surrounding infrastructure.
The project’s components and equipment are being supplied by domestic industrial partners and the work is being carried out by Indian contractors.
FPC marks the beginning of construction and the transition from the pre-project phase to the construction phase. The first unit of the Kaiga Unit-5 and 6 project is expected to reach criticality approximately 60 months after FPC.
Currently, four 220 MWe units are operating in the Kaiga field with a total installed capacity of 880 MW. With the completion of Units 5 and 6, the total installed power of the field will reach 2,280 MW.
Kaiga Units-5 and 6 are state-of-the-art, indigenous 700 MW PHWRs that include advanced safety features and are among the safest in the world. Three such PHWRs – KAPS-3 and 4 and RAPP-7 are successfully operating in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan respectively.
This project is expected to create employment and business opportunities for local people, stimulate economic development in the region and improve the surrounding infrastructure.
The project’s components and equipment are being supplied by domestic industrial partners and the work is being carried out by Indian contractors.
