India, Russia sign statement on Kudankulam NPP Unit 1 takeover
New Delhi April 6 (IANS) Russia s ASE Group of Companies and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) have signed a joint statement on Final Takeover of Unit 1 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant officials said on Thursday.
The ASE Group a subsidiary of ROSATOM State Atomic Energy Corporation built the plant along with NPCIL. The joint statement was signed on Wednesday.
By signing the document the Russian and Indian sides confirmed fulfilment of all warranty terms and obligations of the contractor - ASE Group of Companies for the construction of Unit 1.
The warranty period run showed reliable and safe operation of Unit 1. Thus the Indian side confirms that ASE Group of Companies which is general contractor has fulfilled all its tasks in full and accurately said Andrei Lebedev Vice President of ASE for projects in South Asia.
Onwards operation of Unit 1 is totally within the responsibility of the Indian side he added.
The commercial operation and the warranty period of Unit 1 of KKNPP started in December 2014.
On March 30 2017 Joint Protocol on provisional acceptance of Unit 2 of the Kudankulam Power Plant was signed which marked the start of its commercial operation.
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a joint project between India and Russia in Tamil Nadu.
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