**Executive Summary**
This document, dated January 29, 2026, from the Department of Atomic Energy, outlines the status of expansion projects involving seventeen nuclear power reactors with a total capacity of 13100 MW. The projects include those under construction/commissioning and those in pre-project activities. Commercial operation of Unit-7 (700 MW) of RAPP-7&8 began on April 15, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Projects Under Construction / Commissioning:**
* Rajasthan (RAPP-7&8): 2 x 700 MW, 98.60% physical progress, Approved Cost Rs. 22,924 crore, Expected Completion 2026.
* Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu (KKNPP-3&4): 2 x 1000 MW, 80.51% physical progress, Approved Cost Rs. 68,893 crore, Expected Completion 2027.
* Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu (KKNPP-5&6): 2 x 1000 MW, 41.56% physical progress, Approved Cost Rs. 68,893 crore, Expected Completion 2030.
* Gorakhpur, Haryana (GHAVP-1&2): 2 x 700 MW, Civil works in progress, Approved Cost Rs. 20,594 crore, Expected Completion 2032.
* **Projects Under Pre-project Activities:**
* Kaiga, Karnataka (Kaiga-5&6): 2 x 700 MW, Under pre-project activities at various stages.
* Gorakhpur (GHAVP-3&4): 2 x 700 MW, Under pre-project activities at various stages, Approved Cost Rs. 1,05,000 crore, Progressively by 2031-32.
* Chutka (Chutka-1&2): 2 x 700 MW, Under pre-project activities at various stages.
* Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan (Mahi Banswara-): 2 x 700 MW, Under pre-project activities at various stages.
* Mahi Banswara (Mahi Banswara-3&4*): 2 x 700 MW, Under pre-project activities at various stages.
* \*Mahi Banswara-1&2 and Mahi Banswara-3&4 being implemented by ASHVINI, a Joint Venture of NPCIL and NTPC.
* **Project Monitoring and Review:**
* Project progress is reviewed at multiple levels by NPCIL and DAE.
* BHAVINI's institutional mechanism includes weekly review meetings and quarterly board reviews.
* **Workforce Development:**
* NPCIL has initiated focused recruitment and training programs.
* Recruitment is initiated at ECIL to engage 80 Graduate Engineer Trainees.
* The Department of Atomic Energy has instituted national level schemes to utilize retired scientists, engineers, and technologists.
**Impact Analysis**
**NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the projects at multiple levels. Involved in focused recruitment, training, and licensing of personnel for the expansion program.
* **Action Required:** Continue project implementation, monitoring, and recruitment efforts to meet project timelines.
**DAE (Department of Atomic Energy)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for periodic review of project progress and has instituted schemes to utilize services of active retired scientists, engineers, and technologists for R&D and policy/planning studies.
* **Action Required:** Continue oversight and periodic review of projects, implement the "DAE-Raja Ramanna Chair" and "DAE-Homi Sethna Chair" schemes effectively.
**BHAVINI**
* **Impact:** Responsible for commissioning the PFBR project at Kalpakkam and has an institutional mechanism for monitoring project progress through weekly reviews and quarterly board reviews.
* **Action Required:** Maintain project progress through the established monitoring mechanisms and expedite the PFBR project.
**ASHVINI (Joint Venture of NPCIL and NTPC)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the implementation of the Mahi Banswara-1&2 and Mahi Banswara-3&4 projects.
* **Action Required:** Continue implementation of the projects.
Key Entities Referenced
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE): The primary government body overseeing the expansion projects of nuclear power reactors in India, including policy formation and review of project progress.
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL): Organization responsible for executing nuclear power projects, with its progress reviewed periodically.
Rajasthan: Location of the RAPP-7&8 nuclear power project.
Tamil Nadu: Location of the Kudankulam and Kalpakkam nuclear power projects.
Haryana: Location of the Gorakhpur nuclear power project.
Department of Atomic Energy
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: EXPANSION
PROJECTS
प्रव तथ: 29 JAN 2026 5:58PM by PIB Delhi
At present, seventeen nuclear power reactors with a total capacity of of 13100 MW are under
implementation comprising of seven nuclear reactors under construction and ten rectors under pre-project
activities. The details are as under:
Location Project Capacity Physical Approved Expected
(MW) Progress Cost (Rs. Completi
in crore) on
Projects Under Construction / Commissioning
Rajasthan RAPP-7$&8 2 X 700 98.60 22,924 2026
Kudankulam, KKNPP-3&4 2 X 1000 80.51 68,893 2027
Tamilnadu
KKNPP-5&6 2 X 1000 41.56 68,893 2030
Gorakhpur, GHAVP-1&2 Civil
Haryana works in
2 X 700 20,594 2032
progress
Projects Under Pre-project ActivitiesKaiga, Kaiga-5&6 2 X 700 Under
pre-
Karnataka
project
Progress
activities
Gorakhpur, GHAVP– 3&4 2 X 700 1,05,000 ively by
at various
2031-32
stages
Chutka, Chutka-1&2 2 X 700
Mahi Mahi Banswara- 2 X 700
Banswara,
Rajasthan Mahi
Banswara- 2 X 700
3&4*
$ Unit-7 (700 MW) of RAPP-7&8 began commercial operation on 15.04.2025
* Mahi Banswara-1&2 and Mahi Banswara-3&4 being implemented by ASHVINI, a Joint Venture of
NPCIL and NTPC.
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.
The progress of projects is reviewed at multiple levels in Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
(NPCIL) and also by Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) periodically. Constant monitoring of progress
of project activities at multiple levels, timely identification of constraints & making necessary mid-course
corrections, frequent meetings with vendors/ contractors and re-sequencing of construction activities to the
extent possible, are being taken to ensure the timely implementation of the projects.
BHAVINI has the following institutional mechanism for monitoring the project progress; Weekly review
meetings at Unit level along with designers is being conducted to review the progress in commissioning
and for better resource pooling. The project is also reviewed by BHAVINI Board on quarterly basis. These
reviews help in reallocation of resources, quick decision making and expediting the project.
NPCIL has initiated focused recruitment at different levels considering the requirements of the expansion
programme and timelines involved in recruitment, training and licensing of personnel. Recruitment to
engage 80 Graduate Engineer Trainees is initiated at ECIL.
Department of Atomic Energy has instituted a national level scheme known as “DAE-Raja Ramanna
Chair” (DAE-RRC) which is intended to utilize the services of active retired scientists, engineers and
technologists, who have been involved in high quality research in their specialized disciplines in the unitsof the DAE or any National Laboratory or University or Institute and who after retirement are keen to
carry out R&D and studies on the topics as identified by DAE.
The department has also instituted “DAE-Homi Sethna Chair” (DAE-HSC) which is intended to utilize
the services of active retired scientists, engineers and technologists, who have been involved in high
quality research in their specialized disciplines in the units of the DAE and who after retirement are keen
to carry out R&D, policy & planning studies on the topics as identified by DAE.
The objective of the schemes is to gainfully utilize the services of active retired scientists, engineers and
technologists who have worked in the areas of critical and sensitive technologies and who can
constructively contribute in a regular manner to the research projects, policy and planning activities of
DAE as per the topics identified by the department.
Additionally, the DAE-RRC fellowship holders could take up writing of monographs or books on topics
related to Atomic Energy and the DAE-HSC awardees will work on critical subject matters or projects and
carry out studies on policy issues with the objective of providing to the Department, a detailed analysis
within a prescribed time period.
This information given by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and
Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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