Department of Atomic Energy press release · 19 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

PARLIAMENT QUESTION: EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION CAPACITY

PRID2242538 MinistryDepartment of Atomic Energy Released19 March 2026 Reading9 min

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. 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. **** NKR/G (Release ID: 2242538) Visitor Counter : 1187 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी 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. 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. **** NKR/G (Release ID: 2242538) 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.   <table border="1" bordercolor="#ccc" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Table" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:133.85pt"> Location </td> <td style="width:207.05pt"> Project </td> <td style="width:95.9pt"> Capacity (MW) </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="width:436.8pt"> Projects Under Construction / Commissioning </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:133.85pt"> Rajasthan </td> <td style="width:207.05pt"> RAPP-8 </td> <td style="width:95.9pt"> 700 </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="width:133.85pt"> Kudankulam, Tamilnadu </td> <td style="width:207.05pt"> KKNPP-3&4 </td> <td style="width:95.9pt"> 2 X 1000 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:207.05pt"> KKNPP-5&6 </td> <td style="width:95.9pt"> 2 X 1000 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:133.85pt"> Gorakhpur, Haryana </td> <td style="width:207.05pt"> GHAVP-1&2 </td> <td style="width:95.9pt"> 2 X 700 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:133.85pt"> Kaiga, Karnataka </td> <td style="width:207.05pt"> Kaiga-5&6 </td> <td style="width:95.9pt"> 2 X 700 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:133.85pt"> PFBR, Kalpakkam </td> <td style="width:207.05pt"> PFBR </td> <td style="width:95.9pt"> 1 X 500 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   <table border="1" bordercolor="#ccc" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Table" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="width:436.8pt"> Projects Under Pre-project Activities </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:133.85pt"> Gorakhpur, Haryana </td> <td style="width:207.05pt"> GHAVP-3&4 </td> <td style="width:95.9pt"> 2 X 700 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:133.85pt"> Chutka, Madhya Pradesh </td> <td style="width:207.05pt"> Chutka-1&2 </td> <td style="width:95.9pt"> 2 X 700 </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="width:133.85pt"> Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan </td> <td style="width:207.05pt"> Mahi Banswara-1&2 </td> <td style="width:95.9pt"> 2 X 700 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:207.05pt"> Mahi Banswara-3&4 </td> <td style="width:95.9pt"> 2 X 700 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   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. **** NKR/G " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); // } else { // //Play the music // playAudio(); // } //} var synth = window.speechSynthesis; 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