Nuclear Energy in India - Nuclear Power Plants

Nuclear Power Plants

Currently, twenty nuclear power reactors produce 4,780.00 MW (2.9% of total installed base).

Power station Operator State Type Units Total capacity (MW)
Kaiga NPCIL Karnataka PHWR 220 x 4 880
Kakrapar NPCIL Gujarat PHWR 220 x 2 440
Kalpakkam NPCIL Tamil Nadu PHWR 220 x 2 440
Narora NPCIL Uttar Pradesh PHWR 220 x 2 440
Rawatbhata NPCIL Rajasthan PHWR 100 x 1
200 x 1
220 x 4		 1180
Tarapur NPCIL Maharashtra BWR (PHWR) 160 x 2
540 x 2		 1400
Total 20 4780

The projects under construction are:

Power station Operator State Type Units Total capacity (MW)
Kudankulam NPCIL Tamil Nadu VVER-1000 1000 x 2 2000
Kalpakkam Bhavini Tamil Nadu PFBR 500 x 1 500
Kakrapar NPCIL Gujarat PHWR 700 x 2 1400
Rawatbhata NPCIL Rajasthan PHWR 700 x 2 1400
Total 7 5300

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