Nuclear Power Plants in India

Importance of Nuclear Power in India

  • Fifth-Largest Source: Nuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India.
  • Installed Capacity: India currently has 22 nuclear power reactors operating in 7 states with a total installed capacity of 6780 MWe.

Reactor Types:

  • Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs): 18 reactors.
  • Light Water Reactors (LWRs): 4 reactors.

Operator: 

  • Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), headquartered in Mumbai, operates these reactors.

List of Operational Nuclear Power Plants in India


 

Name of Nuclear Power Station

Location

Year of Operation

Operator

Capacity (MWe)

Tarapur Atomic Power Station

Maharashtra

1969

NPCIL

1400

Rajasthan Atomic Power Station

Rajasthan

1973

NPCIL

1180

Madras Atomic Power Station

Tamil Nadu

1984

NPCIL

440

Narora Atomic Power Station

Uttar Pradesh

1991

NPCIL

440

Kakrapar Atomic Power Station

Gujarat

1993

NPCIL

440

Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant

Karnataka

2000

NPCIL

880

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

Tamil Nadu

2013

NPCIL

2000

 

Nuclear Power Plants Under Construction in India

 

Name of Nuclear Power Station

Location

Operator

Capacity (MWe)

Madras (Kalpakkam)

Tamil Nadu

BHAVINI

500

Rajasthan Unit 7 and 8

Rajasthan

NPCIL

1,400

Kakrapar Unit 3 and 4

Gujarat

NPCIL

1,400

Kudankulam Unit 3 and 4

Tamil Nadu

NPCIL

2,000


Planned Nuclear Power Plants in India (Future Projects)

 

Name of Nuclear Power Station

Location

Capacity (MWe)

Tarapur

Maharashtra

300

Madras

Tamil Nadu

1,200

Kaiga

Karnataka

1,400

Chutka

Madhya Pradesh

1,400

Gorakhpur

Haryana

2,800

Bhimpur

Madhya Pradesh

2,800

Mahi Banswara

Rajasthan

2,800

Haripur

West Bengal

4,000

Mithi Virdi

Gujarat

6,000

Kovvada

Andhra Pradesh

6,600

Jaitapur

Maharashtra

9,900


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