# Kudankulam nuclear plant generates 1.30 lakh million units 2026-08-16T02:46:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has generated 1,30,627 million units of electricity since its first reactor was commissioned in October 2013, The Hindu reports. Site Director Ashok Bhatia announced the milestone during Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, adding that the operational capacity factor of both 1,000 MW VVER reactors now exceeds 101.5%. Reactor 2 recently set a new station record for continuous operation, beating the previous 638-day record held by Reactor 1. Construction of four more reactors of similar capacity, built with Russian assistance, is progressing: Reactor 3 achieved the ‘Spillage to Open Reactor’ milestone, and the reactor pressure vessel for Reactor 5 has been erected. As of June 30, 2026, the plant has prevented an estimated 11.22 crore tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. Under its corporate social responsibility programme, KKNPP has spent Rs 155.33 crore on infrastructure development in surrounding villages. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ashok Bhatia, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Russia Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kudankulam-nuclear-plant-generates-1-30-lakh-million-units/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kudankulam-nuclear-plant-generates-1-30-lakh-million-units/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/