Parliament Question: Operational Performance of NPCIL Nuclear Power Plants

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1735 ANSWERED ON 29.07.2026 OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF NPCIL NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS 1735. SMT KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:- (a) the details of electricity generated by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) during each of the last five years and the current year particularly in Tarapur Atomic Power Plant in Palghar district of Maharashtra, reactor-wise; (b) the details of Plant Load Factor (PLF) achieved by NPCIL's Nuclear Power Plants during the said period, reactor-wise; (c) the details of Nuclear Power Projects presently under construction indicating their installed capacity, estimated project cost and expected date of commissioning; (d) the details of agreements and collaborations entered into by NPCIL with public sector and private sector entities during the last three years; and (e) the details of the security measures taken by NPCIL on emergency situation and proper training to the staff to handle the emergency situation in the plans particularly in Tarapur Atomic Power Plant in Palghar district of Maharashtra? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH) (a) & (b) The details regarding electricity generation from nuclear power plants and their PLF (including Tarapur Atomic Power Plant), during the last five years are given in Annexure. (c) The details of NPCIL projects under construction are tabulated below. Unit Project & Capacity Expected Date Of Revised Location (MW) Commissioning Cost (Rs. Crore) RAPP-7&8 Rawatbhata, 2 x 700 Commenced commercial 22,924# Rajasthan operation on 15.04.2026 In advanced stage of commissioning GHAVP- Gorakhpur, 2 x 700 Completion of construction 20,594* 1&2 Haryana and commissioning is expected to be completed in about 6 years from First Pour of Concrete.KAIGA- Kaiga, Karnataka 2 x 700 June-2031/ June-2032 21,000* 5&6 KKNPP- Kudankulam, 2 x 1000 June-2027/ June-2028 68,893 3&4 Tamilnadu KKNPP- 2 x 1000 June-2029/ March-2030 69,437 5&6 *Under Revision # NPP cost are available in twin unit base. BHAVINI is commissioning the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. The estimated completion cost of PFBR is Rs 8181 cr and the project is expected to get fully commissioned by Mar 2027. (d) During the last three years, NPCIL entered into agreements/ collaborations for the augmentation of nuclear power generation with: (i) Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO) (ii) Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA) & (iii) NLC India Limited ((formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited). (e) Adequate measures are in place to ensure the security of nuclear power plants which are subjected to periodic audits & reviews and necessary upgrades. To address the extremely unlikely event, plans approved by the regulatory authority are put in place at all Nuclear Power Plant sites, including Tarapur Atomic Power Plant, before the start of operation. Periodic exercises are carried out to confirm the decision making capabilities, implementation of security provisions, response timeline, co-ordination among response agencies, availability of necessary resources etc. All the plant personnel are well trained in safety, emergency and security measures. Periodical mock drills on different emergency situations are being conducted by Security Personnel and the reports pertaining to the same are reviewed by concerned officials. *****Annexure Location & Generation in Million Units (MUs) Plant Load Factor (%) State Capacity Unit 2023- 2024- 2025- 2024- 2025- (MW 2021-22 2022-23 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 24 25 26 25 26 Tarapur, TAPS-1 160 Unit under project mode 38 Unit under project mode 16.09 Maharashtra TAPS-2 160 Unit under project mode Unit under project mode TAPS-3 540 3829 4636 4148 4682 3568 80.94 98.00 87.44 98.98 75.42 TAPS-4 540 4774 4349 3965 3785 3792 100.91 91.95 83.58 80.02 80.16 Rawatbhata, RAPS-2 200 1453 733 1605 1194 1459 82.94 41.82 91.37 68.14 83.30 Rajasthan Unit under Unit under project RAPS-3 220 1563 1024 project 1022 1735 81.09 92.38 77.33 90.02 mode mode RAPS-4 220 1723 1239 1701 1538 1721 89.38 64.30 88.01 79.79 89.29 RAPS-5 220 1869 1661 1986 1685 1990 96.97 86.21 102.76 87.45 103.25 103.3 RAPS-6 220 1702 1923 1768 1993 1795 88.29 99.81 91.49 93.16 9 RAPP-7 700 Unit under construction 2202 Unit under construction 37.34 RAPP-8 700 Unit under construction Unit under construction Narora, Uttar NAPS-1 220 1828 1542 1521 1843 871 94.84 80.01 78.72 95.61 45.20 Pradesh NAPS-2 220 1753 1651 1353 1787 1814 90.94 85.65 70.03 92.72 94.14 Kakrapar, KAPS-1 220 1852 1793 1967 1661 1906 96.09 93.06 101.79 86.17 98.89 Gujarat KAPS-2 220 1652 1846 1708 1816 1622 85.70 95.81 88.38 94.23 84.18 KAPS-3 700 Unit under construction 3932 4244 4931 Unit under construction 84.93 69.21 80.42 KAPS-4 700 Unit under construction 3 4581 4315 Unit under construction 17.01 74.71 70.37 Kaiga, Unit Unit Karnataka under under KGS-1 220 1607 1855 1643 1825 83.40 96.25 85.03 94.70 project project mode mode KGS-2 220 1805 1687 1935 1564 1790 93.66 87.53 100.15 81.13 92.88 105.9 KGS-3 220 2059 2073 1918 2043 1872 106.81 107.55 99.24 97.12 9 KGS-4 220 2021 1829 2006 1927 2085 104.87 94.89 103.82 99.98 108.19 Madras, MAPS-1 220 Unit under project mode Unit under project mode Tamil Nadu MAPS-2 220 1089 1786 1592 1675 1410 56.52 92.69 82.40 86.90 73.19 Kudankulam, KKNPP-1 1000 7009 7035 6656 8412 7349 80.01 80.31 75.77 96.02 83.89 Tamil Nadu KKNPP-2 1000 7527 7191 6563 7407 6925 85.93 82.09 74.72 84.55 79.05