PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ATOMIC POWER STATIONS
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ATOMIC POWER STATIONS
In the year 2023-24, nuclear power stations generated 47971 Million Units of electricity and their contribution in the country’s total electricity generation was about 2.8%.
The details of nuclear power projects to be set up progressively by 2031-32 are as follows:
State
Location
Project
Capacity (MW)
Projects Under Construction / Commissioning
Rajasthan
Rawatbhata
RAPP-7&8
2 X 700
Tamil Nadu
Kudankulam
KKNPP-3&4
2 X 1000
KKNPP-5&6
2 X 1000
Kalpakkam
PFBR#
1 X 500
Haryana
Gorakhpur
GHAVP-1&2
2 X 700
Projects Under Pre-Project Activities
Karnataka
Kaiga
Kaiga-5&6
2 X 700
Haryana
Gorakhpur
GHAVP– 3&4
2 X 700
Madhya Pradesh
Chutka
Chutka-1&2
2 X 700
Rajasthan
Mahi Banswara
Mahi Banswara-1&2
2 X 700
Mahi Banswara-3&4
2 X 700
# implemented by BHAVINI
Government has accorded approval to carry out pre-project activities for 2 x 500 Mwe twin unit of FBR 1&2 project at Kalpakkam, TamilNadu, to be implemented by BHAVINI.
Annexure
State
Location
Unit
Capacity (MW)
Maharashtra
Tarapur
TAPS-1&
160
TAPS-2&
160
TAPS-3
540
TAPS-4
540
Rajasthan
Rawatbhata
RAPS-1@
100
RAPS-2
200
RAPS-3
220
RAPS-4
220
RAPS-5
220
RAPS-6
220
Tamil Nadu
Kalpakkam
MAPS-1&
220
MAPS-2
220
Kudankulam
KKNPP-1
1000
KKNPP-2
1000
Uttar Pradesh
Narora
NAPS-1
220
NAPS-2
220
Gujarat
Kakrapar
KAPS-1
220
KAPS-2
220
KAPS-3
700
KAPS-4
700
Karnataka
Kaiga
KGS-1
220
KGS-2
220
KGS-3
220
KGS-4
220
@ RAPS-1 is under extended shutdown for techno-economic assessment
& TAPS-1&2 and MAPS-1 are presently under project mode.
This information was given by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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