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PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR AND ATOMIC POWER PLANTS

India - Press Information Bureau

Department of Atomic Energy

Posted On: 03 APR 2025 6:34PM by PIB Delhi

The share of nuclear power in the country's energy basket is proposed to be increased by augmenting the installed nuclear power capacity.

A large nuclear power expansion programme of 13,600 MW is under implementation which is expected to increase the nuclear power capacity to 22,480 MW by 2031-32. Further, the Government has announced an ambitious Nuclear Energy mission with a target of reaching a nuclear power capacity of 100 GW by 2047.

The details are given in the annexure.

Annexure

State Location Unit Capacity

(MW)

Maharashtra Tarapur TAPS-1 160
TAPS-2 160
TAPS-3 540
TAPS-4 540
Rajasthan Rawatbhata RAPS-1 100
RAPS-2 200
RAPS-3 220
RAPS-4 220
RAPS-5 220
RAPS-6 220
RAPS-7 700
TamilNadu Kalpakkam MAPS-1 220
MAPS-2 220
Kudankulam KKNPP-1 1000
KKNPP-2 1000
Uttar Pradesh Narora NAPS-1 220
NAPS-2 220
Gujarat Kakrapar KAPS-1 220
KAPS-2 220
KAPS-3 700
KAPS-4 700
Karnataka Kaiga KGS-1 220
KGS-2 220
KGS-3 220
KGS-4 220

This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Department of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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NKR/PSM

(Release ID: 2118376)



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