Nuclear Power Plants for Electricity Generation

NEW DELHI: The present installed nuclear power capacity in the country comprises of 22 reactors with a total capacity of 6780 MW. Of these one reactor, RAPS-1 (100 MW) is under extended shutdown for techno-economic assessment. The nuclear power plants contribute about 3% of the total electricity generated in the country.


The electrical energy requirement of the country for year 2018-19 is 1274595 MUs whereas projected energy requirement for year 2021-22 is 1566023 MUs.  The percentage increase in energy requirement for the country till 2021-2022 w.r.t. energy requirement of 2018-19 is 22.86%


Nuclear power plants are being established along with electricity generating plants of other technologies to meet the electricity requirements of the country. The details of location and capacity in MW of the nuclear power plants being set up are as follows:


(i)  Nuclear power plants under Construction:










































State



Location



Project



Capacity (MW)



Gujarat



Kakrapar



KAPP-3&4



2 x 700



Rajasthan



Rawatbhata



RAPP-7&8



2 X 700



Haryana



Gorakhpur



GHAVP-1&2



2 X 700



Tamil Nadu



Kudankulam



KKNPP– 3&4



2 X 1000



Tamil Nadu



Kalpakkam



PFBR



500



(ii) Nuclear power plants accorded administrative approval and financial sanction on which pre-project activities are in progress:














































State



Location



Project



Capacity(MW)



Madhya Pradesh



Chutka



Chutka - 1&2



2 X 700



Karnataka



Kaiga



Kaiga -  5&6



2 X 700



Rajasthan



 Mahi Banswara



Mahi Banswara - 1&2



2 X 700



Mahi Banswara - 3&4



2 X 700



Haryana



Gorakhpur



GHAVP - 3&4



2 X 700



Tamil Nadu



Kudankulam



KKNPP - 5&6



2 X 1000