Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to bringing India’s largest nuclear power plant, located in Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu, to full operational capacity. The project, comprising six reactors with a total capacity of 6,000 megawatts, is being developed in partnership with India’s state-run agencies. Two reactors are already connected to the national grid, while construction continues on the remaining four.

During a joint press conference in New Delhi with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Putin highlighted the project as a milestone in bilateral energy cooperation. Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation, Rosatom, has already delivered the first batch of nuclear fuel for the plant’s third reactor, produced at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant. Under a 2024 agreement, Russia will supply fuel for the third and fourth reactors throughout their operational lifetimes.

The collaboration underscores Russia’s role as a key energy partner for India, which aims to generate 100 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2070. Both nations are also exploring future cooperation on small modular reactors and floating nuclear facilities.