Because india is outside the nuclear non proliferation treaty due to its weapons programme it was for 34 years largely excluded from trade in nuclear plant and materials which hampered its development of civil nuclear energy until 2009. Presently 19 nuclear power plants in india are there which generates 4 560 mw 2 9 of total installed base and 4 such power plants are in the pipeline and would be generating around 2 720 mw. The nuclear power plant of jaitapur located in maharashtra is.
6 reactors are under construction which are expected to produce an additional 4 300 mw electricity. This produces 30 292 91 gwh of electricity. The total installed capacity of nuclear power in india is 6780 mw.
India has 22 nuclear reactors operating in 8 nuclear power plants. India plans to triple its nuclear capacity by 2024 to wean asia s third. The agreement to build the reactors announced in 2016 followed on from a us india civil nuclear agreement signed in 2008.
India s nuclear power capacity i e current nuclear capacity stood at at 6 780 megawatt mw in january. India currently produces under 2 per cent of its electricity through its nuclear power plants but it has set a goal to increase its nuclear power generation three fold within the next decade as per the department of atomic energy dae. Kaiga 2 nuclear power plant.
The kaiga nuclear plant is an electricity generation facility located in the uttara kannada district of karnataka state in india. India s nuclear plants are controlled by nuclear power corporation of india npcil a state owned corporation which was founded in 1987. Nuclear power in india delivers a total capacity of 6 7gw contributing to just under 2 of the country s electricity supply.
The initial plant envisaged was to be at least 1000 mwe and npcil would be the operator and at least 51 owner. India s national oil company indian oil corporation ltd ioc in november 2009 joined with npcil in an agreement for partnership in setting up nuclear power plants in india anticipating an amendment to the atomic energy act in 2016. Tarapur atomic power plant 1 taps 1 was the first nuclear power plant in india.
At present india has 22 operating reactors in 7 nuclear power plants with installed capacity of 6780 mwe.
Nuclear energy plants in india. Nuclear power is the fifth largest source of electricity in india after coal gas hydroelectricity and wind power as of march 2018 india has 22 nuclear reactors in operation in 7 nuclear power plants with a total installed capacity of 6 780 mw. Nuclear power produced a total of 35 twh and supplied 3 22 of indian electricity in 2017. 7 more reactors are under construction with a combined.
7 more reactors are under construction with a combined. Nuclear power produced a total of 35 twh and supplied 3 22 of indian electricity in 2017. Nuclear power is the fifth largest source of electricity in india after coal gas hydroelectricity and wind power as of march 2018 india has 22 nuclear reactors in operation in 7 nuclear power plants with a total installed capacity of 6 780 mw.
