18 nuclear plants planned to generate 13,800 MW: Government data
The Indian government proposes to build 18 more nuclear power reactors with a cumulative capacity of generating 13,800 MW of electricity and five sites have already been given in-principle approval
- NEW DELHI — The Indian government proposes to build 18 more nuclear power
reactors with a cumulative capacity of generating 13,800 MW of electricity and
five sites have already been given in-principle approval, as per official
documents.
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- The installed capacity of nuclear power plants in Tamil
Nadu comprises of MAPS-1&2 (2X220 MW) at Kalpakkam and
KKNPP-1&2 (2X1,000 MW) at Kudankulam. Together, the installed nuclear
power capacity is 2,440 MW, which is around 30 per cent of the country’s total
installed capacity of 8,180 MW.
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- At present, nuclear power reactors are located at 24
sites, including those in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka,
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
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- A Department of Atomic Energy document indicated that
nuclear power projects under construction include Rawatbhata in Rajasthan with
a capacity of 2x700 MW. The project, with a sanction cost of over Rs 22,900
crore is expected to be completed in the current financial year itself.
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- In Tamil Nadu, three units at Kundankulam and Kalpakkam,
with a collective capacity of 2,500 MW, are under construction and are likely
to be completed in phases between 2026 and 2028.
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- A nuclear plant with two 700 MW units is also being built
in Haryana’s Gorakhpur at a cost of over Rs 20,000 crore. The project is likely
to be completed by 2031-32.
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- Union Minister Jitendra Singh, who is in charge of the
Department of Atomic Energy, recently said, “The process of identification of
potential sites for locating future nuclear power plants is an ongoing
activity, carried out by the Standing Site Selection Committee (SSSC) of the
Department of Atomic Energy."
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- Five new sites for new nuclear power plants, that have
been accorded in-principle approval, include Andhra Pradesh’s Kovavada (6 units
of 1,208 MW each), Maharashtra’s Jaitapur (6x1,730 MW), Gujarat’s Mithi Virdi
(2x1,000 MW), Madhya Pradesh’s Bhimpur (4x700 MW), and West Bengal’s Haripur
(6x1,000 MW).
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