Indigenous Atomic Power Plants - India

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          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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