Nalco pulls out of JV with NPCIL f or nuclear power plant in Gujarat

Bhubaneswar . Nalco has decided to drop its plan to foray into  nuclear energy generation. The company had signed a memorandum of understanding  (MoU) with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) in 2012 to set up two  units of Kakrapara Atomic Power Station in Gujarat with capacities of 700 Mw each.  The cost of the project was estimated at Rs 12,000 crore.
 
 
“We have decided to pull out of the JV with NPCIL following change in technology of  the project. Initially, it was decided to build the plant with indigenous  technology. But later, it was decided to use foreign technology. The foreign  technology will not only be more expensive, the gestation period of the project  will also be more and we are  not in a mood to wait that long with so much of investment  exposure,” said Nalco Chairman and Managing Director Tapan Kumar Chand.  

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