Lok Sabha Question No. 1873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Nuclear Energy Policy
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1873

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## NUCLEAR ENERGY POLICY

1873.  SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  Integrated  Energy  Policy  with  the target of 63,000 MW of nuclear energy by the year 2032;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  also  planned  to  increase  the  percentage  of energy by the year 2032 under this policy; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number of nuclear reactors planned by the Government to achieve the target by the year 2032?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b)The  Integrated  Energy  Policy  formulated  in  the  year  2006  had  envisaged reaching  a  nuclear  power  capacity  of  63,000  MW  by  2032.  Further,  the government  in  its  recent  submission  of  Intended  Nationally  Determined Contribution (INDC) has also stated that efforts are being made to achieve 63 GW installed capacity by the year 2032, if supply of fuel is ensured.
- (c) The percentage share of nuclear power in electricity generation is expected to increase with increase in installed capacity.
- (d) The  present  installed  capacity  comprises  21  nuclear  power  reactors  with  a total capacity of 5780 MW. Two reactors with a capacity of 1500 MW are at an advanced stage of commissioning and 4 reactors with a capacity of 2800 MW are  under  construction.    Another  4  reactors  with  a  capacity  of  3400  MW accorded  financial  sanction.  The  government  has  taken  several  enabling

steps to increase the nuclear power capacity. 'In principle' approval of sites for  locating  future  reactors  based  both  on  indigenous technologies and with foreign technical cooperation has been accorded. The government has also entered into enabling agreements with foreign countries for nuclear cooperation  including  supply  of  fuel.  The  Atomic  Energy  Act  has  been amended recently to enable Joint Ventures of Public Sector Companies to set up nuclear power projects. The sites accorded 'in principle' approval are:

| Site & Location                   | Capacity (MW)   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
| Indigenous Reactors               |                 |
| Gorakhpur, Haryana                | 4 x 700         |
| Chutka, Madhya Pradesh            | 2 x 700         |
| Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan          | 4 x 700         |
| Kaiga, Karnataka                  | 2 x 700         |
| Bhimpur, Madhya Pradesh           | 4 x 700         |
| Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu             | 2 x 600         |
| Reactors with Foreign Cooperation |                 |
| Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu            | 4 x 1000 $      |
| Jaitapur, Maharashtra             | 6 x 1650        |
| Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh           | 6 x 1000 *      |
| Chhaya Mithi Virdi, Gujarat       | 6 x 1000 *      |
| Haripur, West Bengal              | 6 x 1000 *      |

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