KARWAR: The Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) has got the nod for setting up Units 5 and 6 by the Union cabinet. It is awaiting clearance from the ministry of environment and forest.
J P Gupta, site director of Kaiga nuclear power station, said on Monday that the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has identified 10 places in the country to set up the nuclear reactors of 700 mw and Kaiga is one among them. The reactors would be set up on priority basis in these places, he said.
After setting up of Unit 5 and 6, Karnataka will get 50% of the electricity generated in KGS. The KGS has made a profit of Rs 165 crore in the financial year 2011-12, he added.
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