Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Setting up of New Nuclear Power Plants/Reactors
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta

## 253.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-253

ANSWERED ON- 24/07/2024

## SETTING UP OF NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS/ REACTORS

## SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  aims  to  produce  1  lakh  MW  of  nuclear  power  by  the  year 2047 from current production of 8,000 MW;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  build  18  more  nuclear  power  reactors  with  a cumulative capacity to generate 13,800 MC of electricity;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the total number of nuclear power reactors presently operational in the Country along with their total production capacity;
- (f) whether the Nuclear Power Corporation of  India  Limited  (NPCIL) has  identified  the location for construction of such nuclear power reactors;
- (g) if so, the details thereof, location-wise;
- (h) the  total  amount  of  funds  likely  to  be  incurred  on  the  construction  of  these  nuclear power reactors and the amount of funds sanctioned and released by the Government till now;
- (i) whether the Government has signed any agreement or collaborated with other countries or organization/ firms with expertise in the sector to build these nuclear power plants in the country; and
- (j) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  The  present  installed  nuclear  power  capacity  is  set  to  increase  from  8180  MW  to 22480  MW  by  2031-32.  While  various  studies  on  India's  energy  transition  to  Net Zero by 2070 have projected the need to have a national nuclear capacity of the order of  1  lakh  MW  by  2047,  recommendation  of  those  studies  are  being  viewed  for possible future adoption.

- (c) & (d) Yes. At present 21 reactors with a total capacity of 15300 MW are at various stages of implementation by NPCIL. The details are given in (f) below.
- (e) The present installed nuclear power capacity in the country is 8180 MW, comprising of 24 nuclear power reactors.
- (f), (g) & (h) Yes. The details of nuclear power projects under implementation by NPCIL are given below:
- (i) & (j) Yes.  The KKNPP-3&4 (2 x 1000 MW) and KKNPP-5&6 (2 x 1000 MW) are being set up in technical cooperation with the Russian Federation.

| State                                       | Location                                    | Project                                     | Capacity (MW)                               | Sanctioned Cost, Rs Crore                   | Expenditure Incurred (as of May 2024), Rs Crore   |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Projects Under Construction / Commissioning | Projects Under Construction / Commissioning | Projects Under Construction / Commissioning | Projects Under Construction / Commissioning | Projects Under Construction / Commissioning | Projects Under Construction / Commissioning       |
| Rajasthan                                   | Rawatbhata                                  | RAPP-7&8                                    | 2 X 700                                     | 12320*                                      | 18385                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                                  | Kudankulam                                  | KKNPP-3&4                                   | 2 X 1000                                    | 39849**                                     | 43535                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                                  | Kudankulam                                  | KKNPP-5&6                                   | 2 X 1000                                    | 49621                                       | 15933                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                                  | Kalpakkam                                   | PFBR#                                       | 1 X 500                                     | 7524@                                       | 6750                                              |
| Haryana                                     | Gorakhpur                                   | GHAVP-1&2                                   | 2 X 700                                     | 20594                                       | 6892                                              |
| Projects Under Pre-Project Activities       | Projects Under Pre-Project Activities       | Projects Under Pre-Project Activities       | Projects Under Pre-Project Activities       | Projects Under Pre-Project Activities       | Projects Under Pre-Project Activities             |
| Karnataka                                   | Kaiga                                       | Kaiga-5&6                                   | 2 X 700                                     | 105000                                      | 1056                                              |
| Haryana                                     | Gorakhpur                                   | GHAVP- 3&4                                  | 2 X 700                                     | 105000                                      | 188                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                              | Chutka                                      | Chutka-1&2                                  | 2 X 700                                     | 105000                                      | 499                                               |
| Rajasthan                                   | Mahi Banswara                               | Mahi Banswara-1&2                           | 2 X 700                                     | 105000                                      | 668                                               |
| Rajasthan                                   | Mahi Banswara                               | Mahi Banswara-3&4                           | 2 X 700                                     | 105000                                      | 668                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                                  | Kalpakkam                                   | FBR-1&2#                                    | 2 X 500                                     | 250                                         | 196.60                                            |

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