List of Nuclear Power Plants of INDIA

List of All Nuclear Power Plants of India

No:1. India generates electricity from Thermal, Hydro, Wind, Solar, and Nuclear Energy.
No:2. It is the 3rd largest producer after China and the United States of America, and the sixth-largest consumer of electricity in the world.
No:3. Most of the electricity consumed in India is generated from Thermal power (Around 65%), Hydropower (22%), Nuclear power (3%) and rest of the energy it gets from Solar, Wind, Biomass, etc. (around 10%).
No:4. In this article, I will talk about Nuclear Power plants in India and will list down some of the nuclear power industries.
No:5. Nuclear is the 5th largest source of electricity and has a total installed capacity of 6480 MW.
No:6. There are currently 22 Nuclear Power reactors (According to 2016 Survey) out of which seven are in operation.
No:7. These operational Nuclear power plants produced a total of 35 TWh. It also contributes 3.22% of Indian electricity.
No:8. Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) is a public sector enterprise under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), GOI, is the governing body for the operation of Nuclear Power plants in India.
No:9. Tarapur Atomic power station, Maharashtra with a capacity of 150MW, is the 1^st Nuclear Power plant in India. its construction began in 1961 whereas it was commissioned on October 28, 1969.
No:10. The largest amount of Nuclear energy in the world is produced by France (Around 75%).

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Nuclear Power Plants

Name of the Power Station	Operator	Total Capacity (in MW)	Location (State)
1. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant	NPCIL	6,000 MW	Tamil Nadu
2. Rajasthan Atomic Power Station	NPCIL	1,180 MW	Rajasthan
3. Tarapur Atomic Power Station	NPCIL	1,400 MW	Maharashtra
4. Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant	NPCIL	880 MW	Karnataka
5. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station	NPCIL	700 MW	Gujarat
6. Narora Atomic Power Station	NPCIL	440 MW	Uttar Pradesh
7. Madras Atomic Power Station	NPCIL	440 MW	Tamil Nadu

NPCIL (The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited) is the operator of all Nuclear Power Plants.

Planned Projects

Name of the Power Station	Operator	Total Capacity (in MW)	Location (State)
1. Mahi Banswara	NPCIL	2,800 MW	Rajasthan
2. Gorakhpur	NPCIL	2,800 MW	Haryana
3. t.b.d. (was Mithi Virdi	NPCIL	6,600 MW	Gujarat
4. Jaitapur	NPCIL	9,900 MW	Maharashtra
5. Chutka	NPCIL	1,400 MW	Madhya Pradesh
6. t.b.d. (was Haripur)	NPCIL	6,600 MW	West Bengal
7. Bhimpur	NPCIL	2,800 MW	Madhya Pradesh
8. Kovvada	NPCIL	6,600 MW	Andhra Pradesh
9. Kaiga	NPCIL	880 MW	Karnataka
10. Madras	NPCIL	440 MW	Tamil Nadu