Lok Sabha Question No. 4498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Operational Nuclear Power Plants
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Saumitra Khan, Shri Sanatan Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4498

ANSWERED ON 20/08/2025

## OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

4498.  SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN SHRI SANATAN PANDEY

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of nuclear power plants operational in various States/locations in the country; and
- (b) whether the Government has adopted any new technology/policy to enhance its functioning and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details are given below.
- (b) Government has set policy directive to launch Nuclear Energy Mission in view of the country's energy  transition  efforts.  This  mission  will  focus  on  Research  and  Development  of  new reactors  design  &  technologies;  as-well-as  large  scale  deployment  of  existing  /established technology/ design. The same will necessitate participation of private investors and private sector, including manufacturing industries. In FY2024-25, as part of Budget Announcement, policy directive has been set to partner with the private sector for setting up Bharat Small Reactor (BSR), and in pursuance of the same, NPCIL has floated Request-for-proposal to private industries to finance and build small-sized 220 MW-PHWR based NPPs as captive plants  for  electricity  production.  BSRs  are  proposed  to  be  commissioned  and  operated  by NPCIL, but set up with private capital. This is majorly to target a wide array of industries viz., Minerals & Metals, Petrochemical etc., which will help in decarbonisation on Industry Sector. Further, with inclusion of private investment, it is expected that as the plan/roadmap for rapid scale up of nuclear sector in the country is evolved at strategy level, it would send a strong policy  signal  to  the  industry  (public  &  private)  to  participate  and  plan  for  capacity/ infrastructure expansion for nuclear related projects and assure them continuity of business, so  that  they  can  remain  invested  for  long-term.  This  is  also  expected  to  boost  'investor' confidence to make informed decisions in the nuclear and even enable fossil sector businesses to divest into nuclear business, in terms of not only financial investment but also re-train & redeploy  experienced  manpower  from  the  fossil  sector.  Making  Nuclear  Power  Projects eligible for Climate Finance will be a big boost, to make progress in this mission.

| State         | Location   | Unit    |   Capacity (MW) |
|---------------|------------|---------|-----------------|
| Maharashtra   |            | TAPS-1  |             160 |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-2  |             160 |
| Maharashtra   |            | TAPS-3  |             540 |
| Maharashtra   |            | TAPS-4  |             540 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-1* |             100 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-2  |             200 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-3  |             220 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-4  |             220 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-5  |             220 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-6  |             220 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-7  |             700 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kalpakkam  | MAPS-1  |             220 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kalpakkam  | MAPS-2  |             220 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kudankulam | KKNPP-1 |            1000 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kudankulam | KKNPP-2 |            1000 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Narora     | NAPS-1  |             220 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Narora     | NAPS-2  |             220 |
| Gujarat       | Kakrapar   | KAPS-1  |             220 |
|               |            | KAPS-2  |             220 |
|               |            | KAPS-3  |             700 |
|               |            | KAPS-4  |             700 |
| Karnataka     |            | KGS-1   |             220 |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-2   |             220 |
| Karnataka     |            | KGS-3   |             220 |
| Karnataka     |            | KGS-4   |             220 |

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