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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Indigenous Atomic Power Plants - India

Indigenous Atomic Power Plantshttp://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=90063

          Post International Cooperation, construction has been started on two indigenous nuclear power projects in the year 2010 and 2011 viz. Kakrapar Atomic Power Project Units 3&4 (KAPP Units 3&4 – 2X700 MW) at Kakrapar in Gujarat and Rajasthan Atomic Power Project Units 7&8 (RAPP Units 7&8 – 2X700 MW) at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan.  As per schedule power generation from these four units, amounting to 2800 MW, is planned to begin by end of XII Five Year Plan.  In addition, the construction of six indigenous nuclear power projects are planned to commence during XII Five Year Plan.  The details thereof are as under:

Indigenous Reactors
Project
Location
Capacity (MW)
Gorakhpur, Units 1&2
Gorakhpur, Haryana
2X700
Chutka, Units 1&2
Chutka, Madhya Pradesh
2X700
Mahi Banswara, Units 1&2
Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan
2X700
Kaiga, Units 5&6
Kaiga, Karnataka
2X700
Fast Breeder Reactor Units 1&2
Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu
2X500
Advanced Heavy Water Reactor
Site to be decided
300

Reactors with Foreign technical cooperation
Project
Location
Capacity (MW)
Kudankulam Units 3&4
Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu
2X1000
Jaitapur Units 1&2
Jaitapur, Maharashtra
2X1650
Kovvada Units 1&2
Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh
2X1500
Chhaya Mithi Virdi Units 1&2
Chhaya Mithi Virdi, Gujarat
2X1100

          The power generation from the proposed projects is planned to commence in the XIII/early XIV Five Year Plan period based on their actual start date.

The above information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and in the Prime Minister’s Office, Shri V. Narayanasamy to the Parliament. 

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