Atomic Power Plants in India

Can you tell me in detail about the Atomic/Nuclear Power Plants in India that are in ongoing position and also Atomic/Nuclear Power Plants projects that are under construction?

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Nuclear power is the fourth-largest source of electricity in India after thermal, hydroelectric and renewable sources of electricity. As of 2013, India has 21 nuclear reactors in operation in 7 nuclear power plants, having an installed capacity of 5780 MW and producing a total of 30,292.91 GWh of electricity while 6 more reactors are under construction and are expected to generate an additional 4,300 MW.

India has a flourishing and largely indigenous nuclear power programme and expects to have 14.6 GWe nuclear capacities on line by 2024 and 63 GWe by 2032. It aims to supply 25% of electricity from nuclear power by 2050.

India has a vision of becoming a world leader in nuclear technology due to its expertise in fast reactors and thorium fuel cycle.

Nuclear Power Plants

Currently, twenty-one nuclear power reactors have a total install capacity of 5,780 MW (3.5% of total installed base)

Power station Operator State Type Units Total capacity (MW)
Kaiga NPCIL Karnataka PHWR 220 x 4 880
Kakrapar NPCIL Gujara t PHWR 220 x 2 440
Madras (Kalpakkam) NPCIL Tamil Nadu PHWR 220 x 2 440
Narora NPCIL Uttar Pradesh PHWR 220 x 2 440
Rajasthan NPCIL Kota Rajasthan PHWR 100 x 1 1180
200 x 1
220 x 4
Tarapur NPCIL Maharashtra BWR 160 x 2 1400
PHWR 540 x 2
Kudankulam NPCIL Tamil Nadu VVER-1000 1000 x 1 1000
Total 21 5780

The projects under construction are:

Power station Operator State Type Units Total capacity (MW)

Madras (Kalpakkam) Bhavini Tamil Nadu PFBR 500 x 1 500 April 2016

Kakrapar Unit 3 and 4 NPCIL Gujarat PHWR 700 x 2 1400 Unit 3: Late 2016/Early 2017, Unit 4: 2017

Rajasthan Unit 7 and 8 NPCIL Rajasthan PHWR 700 x 2 1400 Unit 7: June 2016, Unit 8: December 2016

Kudankulam Unit 2 NPCIL Tamil Nadu VVER-1000 1000 x 1 1000 June 2016
Total 6 4300

The planned projects are:

Power station Operator State Type Units Total capacity (MW)

Gorakhpur NPCIL Haryana PHWR 700 x 4 2,800
Chutka NPCIL Madhya Pradesh PHWR 700 x 2 1400
Mahi Banswara NPCIL Rajasthan PHWR 700 x 2 1400
Kaiga NPCIL Karnataka PHWR 700 x 2 1400
Madras NPCIL Tamil Nadu FBR 500 x 2 1000