Power System Operation Corporation Ltd

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  Kudankulam Nuclear-Plant Restarts Generation

  The 1,000 MW nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu restarted power generation on Sunday evening, said Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) which operates the national grid.

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  Restart of Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Delayed Further

  The restarting of the first 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) has been postponed once again.

• BlackBerry may consider exiting handsets, eyes investments

  Canada's BlackBerry, which has lost most of the smartphone market to Apple Inc's iPhone and gadgets powered by Google Inc's Android operating system, has laid off about 9,500 employees, or more than half its work force over the last three years, as it has rushed to cut costs in the face of mounting losses.

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  BlackBerry revenue plunges 64%, shares drop

  The Canadian company, which has lost most of the smartphone market to Apple Inc's iPhone and gadgets powered by Google Inc's Android operating system, has laid off thousands and agreed to sell most of its real estate.

• Kudankulam nuclear plant generates 165 MW power

  The first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) generated 165 MW at an average yesterday, states a Power System Operation Corporation Ltd report.

• BGR Energy Systems signs $246 million contract with Iraq government

  The contract is valued at $246 million and includes the scope of engineering, procurement and construction services of BOP, civil works and erection, testing and commissioning of gas turbine-generator sets supplied by General Electric, as well as, operation and maintenance of power project for six months.

• Power Grid subsidiary POSOCO to be made separate entity

  "We are looking for private sector participation in the transmission sector, therefore there is a need for a regulator which POSOCO cannot perform if it works as a subsidiary of Power Grid," Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said at a conference here today.

• Kudankulam nuclear plant to start soon after it gets all mandated approvals

  The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant or KNPP may become operational in less than two days, when a sustained nuclear chain reaction could begin as India's atomic regulator, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board or AERB, today gave its approval to the project for commencement of controlled nuclear fission process, a step towards power generation from a nu...