Indian’s nuclear power plant list

Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-1 (TAPS-1) is the first Nuclear power plant in India. This plant is operational since October 1969 and is situated in Boisar, Maharashtra.

Nuclear Power is the fifth-largest source of generating electricity in India after coal, gas, wind power and hydroelectricity. At present, India has 22 operating nuclear reactors with an installed capacity of 6,780 MW in 7 nuclear power plants. Asia’s first nuclear reactor is the Apsara Research Reactor situated in Mumbai. The domestic uranium reserve in India is small and the country is dependent on uranium imports from other countries to provide fuel to its nuclear power industry. Since the 1990s, Russia has been a major supplier of nuclear fuel to India. This article will provide you with a list of Operational Nuclear Power Plants in India in 2021, Under Construction Nuclear Power Plants in India, and Planned Nuclear Power Plants in India.

Nuclear Power Plants in India 2021- Operational

Power PlantLocationOperatorType Total Capacity (MW)
KaigaKarnatakaNPCILIPHWR-220 880
KakraparGujaratNPCILIPHWR-220 IPHWR-7001, 140
KudankulamTamil NaduNPCIL
VVER-1000
2, 000
Madras (Kalpakkam)Tamil NaduNPCILIPHWR-220440
NaroraUttar PradeshNPCILIPHWR-220440
RajasthanRajasthanNPCILCANDU IPHWR-2201, 180
TarapurMaharashtraNPCILBWR IPHWR-5201, 400
Total 7, 480

Nuclear Power Plants in India 2021- Under Construction

Power PlantLocationOperatorType Total Capacity (MW)
Madras (Kalpakkam)Tamil NaduBHAVINIPFBR500
Kakrapar Unit 4GujaratNPCILIPHWR-700700
GorakhpurHaryanaNPCILIPHWR-7001, 400
Rajasthan Unit 7 & 8RajasthanNPCILIPHWR-7001, 400
Kudankulam Unit 3 & 4Tamil naduNPCILVVER-10002, 000
Total6, 000

Nuclear Power Plants in India 2021- Planned Projects

Power Plant LocationOperator Type Total Capacity (MW)
KaigaKarnatakaNPCILIPHWR-7001, 400
JaitapurMaharashtraNPCILEPR9, 900
KovvadaAndhra PradeshNPCILAP10006, 600
KavaliAndhra PradeshNPCILVVER6, 000
GorakhpurHaryanaNPCILIPHWR-7002, 800
Mahi BanswaraRajasthanNPCILIPHWR-7002, 800
ChutkaMadhya PradeshNPCILIPHWR-7001, 400
Kudankulam Unit 5 & 6Tamil NaduNPCILVVER-10002, 000
MadrasTamil NaduNPCILFBR1, 200
TarapurMaharashtraBHAVINIAHWR300
Total33, 000

By Karthik