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The six operating Nuclear Power Stations achieved a Plant Load Factor of 78.3 per cent during November 2004, against the All India target of 67 per cent. Excepting the Madras Atomic Power Station, the other five-recorded higher Plant Load Factors, with the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station registering an increase of over 22 per cent. However, the Khagrapar Atomic Power Station achieved the highest PLF of 86.1 per cent during the month under report. This is stated in a Report just released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, reviewing the performance of the Infrastructure Sector during APL-NOV 2004.
The Nuclear Power Generation during the 8 month period totalled 10833 million units, against the target of 10018 million, registering an increase of over 8 per cent. The annual target for 2004-05 is set at 15440 million units. During November 2004 alone, the Nuclear Power Generation exceeded the target by nearly 17 per cent. The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station alone crossedthe target by nearly 40 per cent during the month.
The over all power generation including thermal, nuclear and hydro during the period April-November 2004 amounted to 387.666 billion units, just slightly more than the target. But in November, the over all power generation dipped by 0.6 per cent than the target. Thermal Generation during the month was lower compared to Nuclear and Hydro.
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