Indian Industry Plus A Pratisrutiplus Suppliment
The present installed nuclear power capacity in the country is 8,780 MW comprising of 24 nuclear power plants (excluding RAPS-1 – 100 MW).
The total generation from the nuclear power plants during the past three years have been 45855 Million Units (MUs) in 2022-23, 47971 MUs in 2023-24 and 56681 Mus in 2024-25.
At present, there are 18 nuclear power reactors with a total capacity of 13600 MW under implementation, comprising of 10 nuclear reactors under construction (including PFBR – 500 MW) and 8 reactors under pre-project activities.
| Location | Project | Capacity (MW) |
| Projects Under Construction / Commissioning | ||
| Rajasthan | RAPP-8 | 700 |
| Kudankulam, Tamilnadu | KKNPP-3&4 | 2 X 1000 |
| KKNPP-5&6 | 2 X 1000 | |
| Gorakhpur, Haryana | GHAVP-1&2 | 2 X 700 |
| Kaiga, Karnataka | Kaiga-5&6 | 2 X 700 |
| PFBR, Kalpakkam | PFBR | 1 X 500 |
| Projects Under Pre-project Activities | ||
| Gorakhpur, Haryana | GHAVP-3&4 | 2 X 700 |
| Chutka, Madhya Pradesh | Chutka-1&2 | 2 X 700 |
| Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan | Mahi Banswara-1&2 | 2 X 700 |
| Mahi Banswara-3&4 | 2 X 700 | |
BHAVINI is currently commissioning a 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) project at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. Government has accorded approval to carry out pre-project activities for 2 x 500 MWe twin unit of FBR 1&2 project at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. On attaining first criticality of PFBR, Government will be approached for financial sanction of FBR 1&2 projects.
This information was given by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
