Much of public debate goes on about the political and legal ramifications of this deal. No one seems to be aware about the technical and commercial issues. Nuclear power has not caught on for so many variables that involve techno-commercial issues. What technology is being offered at what cost (fixed and variable) needs t obe looked into. Only then can one say anything about feasibility. For example, what is going to be the cost per unit of power that the consumer is going to pay. Will it be Rs 2/ unit?- Very Good. Rs 3/unit? Good. Rs 4/unit? Not so good. > Rs 5/unit? WHAT???!!!! I WONT PAY THIS PRICE FOR POWER
RE:public debate
by Red Pascal on Sep 07, 2007 04:24 PM Permalink
The deal enables us to negotiate with equipment and raw material suppliers, which as of now is banned. It does not "fix" any price. That cannot be controlled, as of now we do not have too many options and hence nuke power would be expensive under the current set up. This deal should help us reduce cost, or you can continue to pay current rates for electricity that is more often not even there even if you want to pay. So you are putting the cart before the horse, if you get no power at all- you might agree to even rs 50 a unit !
