New Delhi: Russia has reiterated its strong partnership with India in civil nuclear development, with President Vladimir Putin announcing that Moscow will ensure the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu reaches its full planned capacity. Speaking at a joint press interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Putin described the plant as a “flagship project” of Indo-Russian cooperation and a cornerstone of India’s long-term energy security.

Putin noted that two of the six VVER-1000 reactors at Kudankulam are already operational, supplying power to the national grid, while four additional units remain under construction. Once all six reactors are commissioned, the plant will have a total capacity of 6,000 MW, making it the single largest nuclear power complex

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