CHENNAI: The Union government is looking into Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s demand for allocation of entire power to be generated from the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) to Tamil Nadu, Minister of State in the PMO, V Narayanasamy, said here on Friday.

Speaking to reporters, Narayanasamy said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is considering the representation and added that he would also take up the issue with him. “I am aware of the power shortage in Tamil Nadu,” he said. However, he did not say when a decision could be expected.