Parliament Question: Expansion of nuclear power generation capacity

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3045 ANSWERED ON 19/03/2026 EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION CAPACITY 3045. SHRI PRADIP KUMAR VARMA Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:- (a) the current installed nuclear power generation capacity in the country; (b) the total power generated from nuclear power plants during the last three years; (c) the number of new nuclear projects that are under construction; and (d) the targets for nuclear power capacity expansion during the coming years? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH) (a) The present installed nuclear power capacity in the country is 8,780 MW comprising of 24 nuclear power plants (excluding RAPS-1 – 100 MW). (b) The total generation from the nuclear power plants during the past three years have been 45855 Million Units (MUs) in 2022-23, 47971 MUs in 2023-24 and 56681 MUs in 2024-25. (c) & (d) At present, there are 18 nuclear power reactors with a total capacity of 13600 MW under implementation, comprising of 10 nuclear reactors under construction (including PFBR – 500 MW) and 8 reactors under pre-project activities. Location Project Capacity (MW) Projects Under Construction / Commissioning Rajasthan RAPP-8 700 KKNPP-3&4 2 X 1000 Kudankulam, Tamilnadu KKNPP-5&6 2 X 1000 Gorakhpur, Haryana GHAVP-1&2 2 X 700 Kaiga, Karnataka Kaiga-5&6 2 X 700 PFBR, Kalpakkam PFBR 1 X 500Projects Under Pre-project Activities Gorakhpur, Haryana GHAVP-3&4 2 X 700 Chutka, Madhya Pradesh Chutka-1&2 2 X 700 Mahi Banswara, Mahi Banswara-1&2 2 X 700 Rajasthan Mahi Banswara-3&4 2 X 700 BHAVINI is currently commissioning a 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) project at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. Government has accorded approval to carry out pre-project activities for 2 x 500 MWe twin unit of FBR 1&2 project at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. On attaining first criticality of PFBR, Government will be approached for financial sanction of FBR 1&2 projects. *****