Lok Sabha Question No. 1826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Atomic Power Generation
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1826

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## ATOMIC POWER GENERATION

1826.  MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the PRIME MINISTERbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether  due  to  improvement  in supply of  Atomic Fuel, production of Atomic Energy has improved in various atomic power plants, during the last three years; and
- (b) if so,  the  details  of  atomic  power  generation  during  that  period,       plantwise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  availability  of  fuel  in  the  required  quantity  has  enabled  operation  of nuclear  power  plants  at  their  rated  power  during  the  last  three  years.  The generation in a particular year is dependent apart from the availability of fuel on  the  capacity  in  operation  based  on  planned  shutdowns  of  reactors  for various maintenance activities.
- (b) The details of generation in the last three years are given in Annexure.

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$ The generationfigures are rounded to nearest integer.

## Annexure

| State         | Location   | Unit    | Capacity (MW)   | Commercial Generation (in Million Units, MU) $   | Commercial Generation (in Million Units, MU) $   | Commercial Generation (in Million Units, MU) $   |
|---------------|------------|---------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| State         | Location   | Unit    | Capacity (MW)   | 2016 - 17                                        | 2017 - 18                                        | 2018-19                                          |
|               |            | TAPS-1  | 160             | 1236                                             | 174                                              | 1322                                             |
|               |            | TAPS-2  | 160             | 935                                              | 1001                                             | 937                                              |
|               |            | TAPS-3  | 540             | 4159                                             | 3680                                             | 4354                                             |
|               |            | TAPS-4  | 540             | 4530                                             | 2013                                             | 4154                                             |
|               |            | RAPS-1  | 100             | @                                                | @                                                | @                                                |
|               |            | RAPS-2  | 200             | 1106                                             | 1555                                             | 959                                              |
|               |            | RAPS-3  | 220             | 1618                                             | 1877                                             | 1550                                             |
|               |            | RAPS-4  | 220             | 1936                                             | 1656                                             | 1820                                             |
|               |            | RAPS-5  | 220             | 1715                                             | 1974                                             | 1720                                             |
|               |            | RAPS-6  | 220             | 1096                                             | 1543                                             | 1986                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh |            | NAPS-1  | 220             | 1655                                             | 1836                                             | 1498                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh |            | NAPS-2  | 220             | 1724                                             | 1800                                             | 1664                                             |
|               |            | KAPS-1  | 220             | #                                                | #                                                | #                                                |
|               |            | KAPS-2  | 220             | #                                                | #                                                | 1000                                             |
|               |            | KGS-1   | 220             | 1742                                             | 1927                                             | 1600                                             |
|               |            | KGS-2   | 220             | 1708                                             | 1885                                             | 1939                                             |
|               |            | KGS-3   | 220             | 1063                                             | 1898                                             | 1662                                             |
|               |            | MAPS-1  | 220             | 1465                                             | 1194                                             | &                                                |
|               |            | MAPS-2  | 220             | 1739                                             | 1781                                             | 1491                                             |
|               |            | KKNPP-1 | 1000            |                                                  |                                                  | 2797                                             |
|               |            | KKNPP-2 | 1000            | 6212 13*                                         | 4437 4281                                        | 3345                                             |
|               |            | (MUs)   |                 | 37674                                            | 38336                                            | 37813                                            |