13,600 MW nuke capacity being implemented, says Minister
The Government has initiated a process required for enabling large scale participation across the public and private sectors in nuclear power to build a 100-GW power generation ecosystem by 2047 under Nuclear Energy Mission, Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in charge of Department of Atomic Energy, said in a written update to the Lok Sabha on 23 July.
The Government has also announced measures for enabling R&D in Small and Medium Reactors (SMRs) and new advanced technologies, said the Minister, adding that the is to deploy reactors based on existing and new advanced technologies under development https://www.conexpoconagg.com/.
Presently, the nuclear power capacity in the country comprises 24 reactors with a total capacity of 8,780 MW (excluding RAPS-1 (100 MW) under extended shutdown) http://world-nuclear.org.
In addition, a total capacity of 13,600 MW (including 500 MW PFBR being implemented by BHAVINI) is under different stages of implementation, he told the house https://www.nseindia.com/.
On its progressive completion, the installed nuclear power capacity is expected to reach 22,380 MW by the year 2031-32 https://ted.europa.eu/en/.
Presently, nuclear power contributes about 3% to the total electricity generated in the country, and 56,681 million Units (MUs) of electricity in 2024-25.
The Minister also gave an update on 2,000 MW KKNPP-1 & 2 which are operational at the Kudankulam Site.
Four reactors — KKNPP-3 & 4 (2 x 1,000 MW) and KKNPP-5 & 6 (2 x1,000 MW) are at different stages of construction https://www.bseindia.com/.
Atomic energy has been considered beneficial in the sectors of Agriculture, Food Preservation, Defence & Security, Healthcare, Water Treatment among others besides meeting the country’s electricity demand. Fiinews.com
