Nuclear Power Plants in India
Nuclear power is the fourth-largest (NPCIL) source of electricity in India after hydroelectric, thermal and renewable sources of electricity.
NPCIL is responsible for construction, design, operation and commissioning of nuclear power reactors. NPCIL is presently operating twenty two commercial nuclear power reactors with an installed 6780 MW capacity. The reactor fleet comprises 18 Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) and two Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) and including one 100 MW PHWR at Rajasthan which is owned by DAE, Government of India and one 1000 Megha WhaMWhR reactor KKNPS-1.
Latest addition to the fleet is the unit-II of Kudankulam NP Station, a 1000 MW VVER (Pressurised Water Reactor type), which has started its commercial operation on March 31, 2017. Currently NPCIL has four reactors under various stages of construction totaling 2800 MW capacity
| Plant | Type | Date of Commercial Operation | Unit | Capacity (MWe) | Location |
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), Maharashtra |
BWR | October28,1969 | 1
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160 | Tarapur, Maharashtra |
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), Maharashtra |
BWR | October28,1969 | 2 | 160 | Tarapur, Maharashtra |
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), Maharashtra |
PHWR | August 18,2006 | 3 | 540 | Tarapur, Maharashtra |
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), Maharashtra |
PHWR | September12,2005 | 4 | 540 | Tarapur, Maharashtra |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS), Rajasthan | PHWR | December 16,1973 | 1 | 100 | Rajasthan |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS), Rajasthan | PHWR | April 1,1981 | 2 | 200 | Rajasthan |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS), Rajasthan |
PHWR | June 1,2000 | 3 | 220 | Rajasthan |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS), Rajasthan |
PHWR | December 23,2000 | 4 | 220 | Rajasthan |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS), Rajasthan |
PHWR | February 4,2010 | 5 | 220 | Rajasthan |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS),Rajasthan
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PHWR | March31, 2010 | 6 | 220 | Rajasthan |
| Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), Tamilnadu | PHWR | January27, 1984 | 1 | 220 | Madras, Tamilnadu |
| Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), Tamilnadu | PHWR | March21, 1986 | 2 | 220 | Madras, Tamilnadu |
| Kaiga Generating Station (KGS), Karnataka | PHWR | November16,2000 | 1 | 220 | Kaiga, Karnataka |
| Kaiga Generating Station (KGS), Karnataka | PHWR | March16,2000 | 2 | 220 | Kaiga, Karnataka |
| Kaiga Generating Station (KGS), Karnataka | PHWR | May 6,2007 | 3 | 220 | Kaiga, Karnataka |
| Kaiga Generating Station (KGS), Karnataka | PHWR | January20,2011 | 4 | 220 | Kaiga, Karnataka |
| Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station (KKNPS), Tamilnadu | VVER -1000 (PWR) | December 31,2014 | 1 | 1000 | Kudankulam, Tamilnadu |
| Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station (KKNPS), Tamilnadu | VVER -1000 (PWR) | March31, 2017 | 2 | 1000 | Kudankulam, Tamilnadu |
| Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS), Uttarpradesh | PHWR | January1, 1991 | 1 | 220 | Narora, Uttarpradesh |
| Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS), Uttarpradesh | PHWR | July 1,1992 | 2 | 220 | Narora, Uttarpradesh |
| Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS), Gujarat | PHWR | May 6, 1993 | 1 | 220 | Kakrapar, Gujarat |
| Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS), Gujarat | PHWR | September1, 1995 | 2 | 220 | Kakrapar, Gujarat |