BHAVINI explained

Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd.
Native Name:भारतीय नाभिकीय विद्युत निगम लिमिटेड
Native Name Lang:hi
Type:Public Sector Undertaking
Foundation:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (22 October 2003)[1]
Location:DAE Nodal Centre, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pallavaram – Cantonment, Chennai – 600 043.
Location City:Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Location Country:India[2]
Key People:Chairman and managing director – Dr. K. V. Suresh Kumar
Industry:Energy
Products:Nuclear power and electricity generation and distribution
Operating Income: (2016–2017)[3]
Net Income: (2016–2017)
Assets: (2016–2017)
Equity: (2016–2017)

The Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) is a wholly owned Enterprise of Government of India under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy incorporated on 22 October 2003 as a Public Limited Company under the Companies Act, 1956 with the objective of constructing and commissioning the first 500 MWe Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu and to pursue construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of subsequent Fast Breeder Reactors for generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and programmes of Government of India under the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.BHAVINI is currently constructing a 500MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam, 70 km from Chennai.[4]

BHAVINI is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy. Once the first fast breeder reactor, called Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor goes into commercial power production, BHAVINI will be the second power utility in India after Nuclear Power Corporation of India, to use nuclear fuel sources to generate power.

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  1. Web site: Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited . 19 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319204126/http://www.bhavini.nic.in/company-profile.htm . 19 March 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Contact Us. 15 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150322224911/http://www.bhavini.nic.in/Userpages/ContactView.aspx. 22 March 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 17 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514123056/http://www.bhavini.nic.in/attachments/reports/8th%20Annual%20Report%202010-11.pdf . 14 May 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 3 August 2017 . 5 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171105152544/http://www.bhavini.nic.in/Userpages/CompanyView.aspx . dead .