Nuclear power plants in India
List of nuclear power plant in India is an important general awareness topic for UPSC, SSC, MBA , Bank PO and other competitive exams.
Nuclear power is the fifth -largest source of electricity in India after thermal, hydroelectric and renewable sources of electricity. As of 2016, India has 22 nuclear reactors in operation at seven sites, having an installed capacity of 6780 MW and producing a total of 30,292.91 GWh of electricity.
|
Power station |
State | Operator | Type |
Total capacity (MW) |
| Tarapur | Maharashtra | NPCIL | BWR PHWR |
1400 |
| Rawatbhata | Rajasthan | NPCIL | PHWR | 1180 |
| Kudankulam | Tamil Nadu | NPCIL | VVER-1000 | 2000 |
| Kaiga | Karnataka | NPCIL | PHWR | 880 |
| Kakrapar | Gujarat | NPCIL | PHWR | 440 |
| Kalpakkam | Tamil Nadu | NPCIL | PHWR | 440 |
| Narora | Uttar Pradesh | NPCIL | PHWR | 440 |
| Total | 6780 |
Nuclear Power Plant projects under construction are :
| Power station | State | Operator | Type | Total capacity (MW) |
| Rajasthan Unit 7 and 8 | Rajasthan | NPCIL | PHWR | 1400 |
| Kakrapar Unit 3 and 4 | Gujarat | NPCIL | PHWR | 1400 |
| Madras (Kalpakkam) | Tamil Nadu | Bhavini | PFBR | 500 |
| Kudankulam | Tamil Nadu | NPCIL | VVER-1000 | 2000 |
| Total | 5300 |
The planned projects are
|
State |
Power station |
Total capacity (MW) |
| Maharashtra | Jaitapur | 9900 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kovvada | 6600 |
| Gujarat | Mithi Virdi (Viradi) | 6000 |
| West Bengal | Haripur | 4000 |
| Tamil Nadu | Kudankulam | 2800 |
| Haryana | Gorakhpur | 2800 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhimpur | 2800 |
| Rajasthan | Mahi Banswara | 1400 |
| Karnataka | Kaiga | 1400 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Chutka | 1200 |
| Tamil Nadu | Madras | 300 |
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