Lok Sabha Question No. 3129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Share of Nuclear Energy in Power Generation
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE, ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3129

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2018

## SHARE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN POWER GENERATION

3129.  SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE: SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the percentage of nuclear power generation in the country is much lower  as  compared  to  developed  countries  such  as  the  US,  Japan  and Germany etc.;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the efforts made or proposed to be made by the Government to increase the quantum of power generation from nuclear energy?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b)The  share  of  nuclear  power  generation  was  about  3.4%  in  India  in  the calendar year 2016. The corresponding share in United States of America and Germany  was  about  19.7%  and  13.1%  respectively.  The  share  of  nuclear power  generation  is  country  specific  and  depends  on  other  sources  of electricity  generation  deployed  in  the  country.  The  reason  for  low  share  in nuclear  electricity  generation  in  India  is  the  relatively  low  installed  nuclear power capacity. A larger  nuclear  power  capacity  could  not  be  added  in  the initial stages because of technology development phase that had to be gone through during the technology denial and international embargo regime from 1974  to  2008.  Another  constraint  faced  by  the  nuclear  power  programme during the first two decades was availability of resources.
- (c) Presently  22  reactors  (6780  MWe  capacity)  are  in  operation  and  9  more reactors  of  (6700  MWe  capacity)  are  under  construction  /  commissioning. The  Government  has  taken  several  enabling  steps  to  increase  the  nuclear power capacity and to provide adequate quantity of fuel. The Government has also accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for construction of  twelve  (12)  nuclear  power  reactors  -  ten  (10)  indigenous  700  MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) to be set up in fleet mode & two (02)  units  of  Light Water  Reactors  (LWRs)  to  be  set up  in  cooperation  with Russian  Federation  and  also  accorded  'In  principle'  approval  of  sites  for locating  future  reactors  based  both  on  indigenous  technologies  and  with foreign  technical  cooperation  to  enhance  nuclear  power  capacity  in  the country.

In  addition,  the  Government  has  entered  into  enabling  agreements  with foreign  countries  for  nuclear  cooperation  including  supply  of  fuel,  amended the Atomic Energy Act to enable Joint Ventures of Public Sector Companies to  set  up  nuclear  power  projects  and  created  the  Indian  Nuclear  Insurance Pool  (INIP)  for  resolving  the  issues  related  to  Civil  Liability  for  Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act, 2010.

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