India doubles nuclear power output in just three years
Produces 32.46 MW of nuclear power in 2012.
India’s nuclear power sector produced 14.93 MW of electricity in 2008-09. It production has rose to 18.83 MW in 2009-10; 26.47 in 2010-11 and 32.46 MW in 2011-12.
Indian officials noted that the conclusion of international agreements on nuclear cooperation have enabled India to import nuclear fuel. The availability of fuel has enabled an additional capacity of 660 MW with the commissioning of two nuclear power generation units in 2010 and a nuclear power station in 2011.
The signing of civil nuclear cooperation agreements also opened opportunities for setting-up large capacity light water reactors based on foreign technical cooperation.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd is building a nuclear power plant with Russian assistance at Kudankulam.
ABB continues to strengthen the Symphony Plus platform with features and functionalities that meet the needs of a varied and changing power and water market.
The industry giant forays into the Mainland with the introduction of the turbocharged 6-cylinder 4006-23TRS gas engine.
Last December Alstom Grid announced it had acquired Canadian Smart Grid technology company ASAT Solutions - a strategic move to offer integrated substation data management solutions for utilities and industrial customers worldwide.
Modularity of hardware and software to meet the changing and individual requirements of modern grids during the whole life cycle
Following a trial phase with various grid operators, Siemens Smart Grid has brought the new protection device series Siprotec 5 onto the market.
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