Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-16
Subject: Nuclear Power Generation
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, INNOCENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 31

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.11.2016

## NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION

31. SHRI P.K. BIJU: SHRI  INNOCENT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  present  status  of  the  progress  of  projects  for  nuclear  power  generation proposed by the Government in the last Five Year Plan alongwith the success achieved in this regard and the names and sites where such projects have been commissioned/are pending during the said period;
- (b) the  total  power  generation  achieved/expected  to  be  generated  by  these projects and names of States benefited from these plants, plant-wise; and
- (c) the reasons for total number of nuclear power projects pending for approval from the Government, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)  &  (b)  The  details  of  nuclear  power  projects  proposed  in  the  last  (XI)  Plan  Mid Term Appraisal (MTA), their status and beneficiary states is enclosed as Annexure.
- (c) There are presently no proposals for nuclear power projects envisaged in XI Plan (MTA) pending with the government.

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## Status of XI Plan (MTA) Projects

| Project          | Location                    | Capacity (MW)    | Present Status                                                                                                                                      | Beneficiary States & UTs   |
|------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects            | Ongoing Projects | Ongoing Projects                                                                                                                                    | Ongoing Projects           |
| KKNPP 1&2        | Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu      | 2 X 1000         | Completed, Unit-1 in commercial operation, Unit-2 connected to the grid. Expected to commence commercial operation by the end of this year.         | SER                        |
| Kaiga 3&4        | Kaiga, Karnataka            | 2 X 220          | Completed, both units in commercial operation                                                                                                       | SER                        |
| RAPP 5&6         | Rawatbhata, Rajasthan       | 2 X 220          | Completed, both units in commercial operation                                                                                                       | NER                        |
| PFBR             | Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu       | 1 x 500          | At an advanced stage of commissioning                                                                                                               | SER                        |
| New Projects     | New Projects                | New Projects     | New Projects                                                                                                                                        | New Projects               |
| KAPP 3&4         | Kakrapar, Gujarat           | 2 X 700          | Under Construction                                                                                                                                  | WER                        |
| RAPP 7&8         | Rawatbhata, Rajasthan       | 2 X 700          | Under Construction                                                                                                                                  | NER                        |
| 7 NP 5&6         | Gorakhpur, Haryana          | 2 X 700          | Project Sanctioned, pre project activities completed and work commenced                                                                             | NER                        |
| KKNPP 3&4        | Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu      | 2 X 1000         | Project Sanctioned, pre project activities completed and work commenced                                                                             | SER                        |
| JNPP 1&2         | Jaitapur, Maharashtra       | 2 X 1650         | Land acquired, statutory clearances obtained, discussions with EDF France on Techno-commercial offer to arrive at project proposal are in progress. | WER                        |
| LWR 11&12        | Chhaya Mithi Virdi, Gujarat | 2 X 1000*        | Pre-project activities including land acquisition in progress                                                                                       | WER                        |
| LWR 13&14        | Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh     | 2 X 1110         | Pre-project activities including land acquisition at site and discussions of Techno-commercial offer with WEC are in progress                       | SER                        |

Southern Electricity Region (SER): Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

Northern Electricity Region (NER): Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh & Delhi

Western Electricity Region (WER): Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

* Nominal Capacity

## Annexure