Lok Sabha Question No. 1061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Budgetary allocation for Atomic Energy
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1061

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## Budgetary allocation for Atomic Energy

1061.  SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Department of Atomic Energy has been allocated  Rs.25,078.49  crore  which  is  lower  than  Rs.25,965.67  crore  in comparison to revised estimates in the 2022-23;
- (b) whether is it also a fact that NPCIL, India's sole nuclear power plant operator is going to raise an additional Rs.12,863  crore through internal and  extra  budgetary  resources  by  selling  its  shares  and  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  add  21  more  Atomic  Power Generating Units with a total installed capacity of 15,700 MW by 2031 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) Yes, Sir.
- (b) No, Sir.  In 2023-24, NPCIL proposes to mobilize the IEBR of Rs. 12,863 crore mainly through internal resources and borrowings.
- (c) Yes,  Sir.    Of  these  21  reactors,  one  reactor,  KAPP-3  (700  MW)  at Kakrapar, Gujarat has commenced commercial operation. The details of NPCIL Power Projects are as follows:

| Location & State                            | Project                                     | Capacity (MW)                               |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Projects under construction / commissioning | Projects under construction / commissioning | Projects under construction / commissioning |
| Kakrapar, Gujarat                           | KAPP 3*&4                                   | 2X700                                       |
| Rawatbhata, Rajasthan                       | RAPP 7&8                                    | 2X700                                       |
| Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu                      | KKNPP 3&4                                   | 2X1000                                      |
| Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu                      | KKNPP 5&6                                   | 2X1000                                      |
| Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu                       | PFBR (implemented by BHAVINI)               | 1x500                                       |
| Haryana                                     | GHAVP 1&2                                   | 2x700                                       |
| Projects under pre-project activities       | Projects under pre-project activities       | Projects under pre-project activities       |
| Kaiga, Karnataka                            | Kaiga 5&6                                   | 2 X 700                                     |
| Gorakhpur, Haryana                          | GHAVP 3&4                                   | 2 X 700                                     |
| Chutka, Madhya Pradesh                      | Chutka 1&2                                  | 2 X 700                                     |
| Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan                    | Mahi Banswara 1 to 4                        | 4 X 700                                     |