Kerala stakes claim for 500 MW from Koodankulam Plant

Taking the tussle between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over Koodankulam Atomic ower Plant project to the next level, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has met Union Power Minister Veerappa Moily to demand an increased share from the project for Kerala.

Citing that Kerala is going through a severe power crisis due to the weak South-West monsoon, Chandy has requested the Power Minister to raise the state’s allocation of power to at least 500 MW instead of the expected 266 MW as per the Gadgil formula.

Oommen Chandy and his team of ministers are in the capital on a two-day visit.

According to Chandy, Moily agreed to examine the requests and “assured to do the needful within the overall frame-work.”