Department of Atomic Energy
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
Posted On: 19 MAR 2026 4:54PM by PIB Delhi
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.
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Location |
Project |
Capacity (MW) |
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Projects Under Construction / Commissioning |
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Rajasthan |
RAPP-8 |
700 |
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Kudankulam, Tamilnadu |
KKNPP-3&4 |
2 X 1000 |
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KKNPP-5&6 |
2 X 1000 |
|
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Gorakhpur, Haryana |
GHAVP-1&2 |
2 X 700 |
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Kaiga, Karnataka |
Kaiga-5&6 |
2 X 700 |
|
PFBR, Kalpakkam |
PFBR |
1 X 500 |
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Projects Under Pre-project Activities |
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Gorakhpur, Haryana |
GHAVP-3&4 |
2 X 700 |
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Chutka, Madhya Pradesh |
Chutka-1&2 |
2 X 700 |
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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.
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