The Heavy Engineering arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has dispatched the fourth steam generator (SG) to India’s Kaiga Atomic Power Station. This completes the delivery of a set of four SGs for units 5&6 under construction at the plant, both indigenous 700 MWe pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs).
Kaiga Generating Station, situated near the river Kali in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), began operation in 2000. The first four units are indigenous 220 MWe PHWRs. Unit 4 began operation in 2010.
The fourth SG was dispatched nine months ahead of the contractual schedule, while the full set of four SGs has been delivered in 45 months. The dispatch ceremony was held at L&T’s AM Naik Heavy Engineering Complex in Hazira, Gujarat, in the presence of senior officials from NPCIL.
Anil V Parab, L&T Director & Senior Executive Vice President for Heavy Engineering and L&T Valves, said: “L&T Heavy Engineering nuclear team continues to be the industry trend-setter. Our large talent pool, trained in robust nuclear quality culture, ensures consistent first-time-right execution and globally benchmarked deliveries. This accomplishment is in alignment with the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision of achieving at least 100 GWe nuclear power generation.”
With a six-decade association as a trusted and dedicated partner to NPCIL and the Department of Atomic Energy, L&T is committed to contribute to India’s fast-track nuclear power programme in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India).
