PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PROJECTS UNDER NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA

PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PROJECTS UNDER NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA

Presently, the installed nuclear power capacity in the country comprises of 24 reactors with  a total capacity of 8780 MW, excluding RAPS-1 (100 MW), which is under long term shut  down. Among these 24 reactors 4 nos. of reactors i.e. Tarapur Atomic Power Station Units 1&2 (2 x 160 MW), Madras Atomic Power Station Unit-1 (1×220 MW) and Kaiga Atomic  Power Station Unit-1 (1×220 MW) are presently in project mode for carrying out  refurbishment & upgradation activities and remaining 20 reactors are operational.

 

The details are given below:

 

State

Location

Project

Capacity (MW)

Projects Under Construction

Rajasthan

Rawatbhata

RAPP-8

1X 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 

*Assigned to Anushakti Vidyut Nigam Limited (ASHVINI)

 

On progressive completion of the above mentioned projects, the installed nuclear power capacity would reach 22380 MW.

This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.