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India aims to add 18 new nuclear power reactors with a capacity of 13,800 MWe by 2031-32, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) announced after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated two 700 MWe reactors at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat. The additional 18 units will bring the total share of nuclear power in the energy mix to 22,480 MWe by 2031-32. Currently NPCIL operates 24 reactors with a total capacity of 8,180 MWe.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 29 February 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsindia-expands-nuclear-development-plans-as-it-launches-two-new-units-at-kakrapar-11554046
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has announced that Kakrapar 4 was connected to the grid on 20 February. The 700 MWe unit reached first criticality on 17 December.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 27 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/India-s-newest-nuclear-unit-connected-to-grid
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's formal dedication to the nation of Kakrapar units 3 and 4 - the first Indian-designed 700 MWe pressurised heavy water reactors - took place days after reports that the Indian government is in talks with several private firms to invest in the country's nuclear sector.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 24 February 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/India-to-seek-nuclear-investors-as-Kakrapar-plants
The controlled self-sustaining fission chain reaction began at Kakrapar unit 4 in the early hours of 17 December, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has announced. The Indian government has also confirmed it has completed the land purchase for the construction of two 700 MWe reactors at Chutka.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Indian-reactor-reaches-first-criticality
India's first indigenously developed 700 MWe nuclear power reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project in Gujarat has achieved operation at full power. Prime Minister Narendra Modi told social media platform X (formerly Twitter): “India achieves another milestone. The largest indigenous 700 MWe Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant unit 3 in Gujarat starts operations at full capacity. Congratulations to our scientists and engineers.” This marks a major achievement for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), which currently operates 23 commercial nuclear power reactors with a combined capacity of 7480 MWe.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsunit-3-at-indias-kakrapar-npp-operating-at-full-power-11122022
The first Indian-designed 700 MWe pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) has begun commercial operation in Gujurat - almost three years after reaching first criticality.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 05 July 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/India-s-Kakrapar-3-begins-commercial-operation
The Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Limited, an atomic power joint venture (JV) between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is amending the terms of the agreement signed 13 years ago. NPCIL and NTPC have amended their agreement to a 50:50 partnership from the earlier arrangement in which the equity holding was 51% for NPCIL and 49% for NTPC.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 05 May 2023
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsindias-npcil-and-ntpc-strengthen-co-operation-10813823
The supplementary joint venture agreement between NTPC - the country's largest integrated energy company - and government enterprise Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is for the development of six 700 MWe pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) across two sites.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Indian-companies-sign-agreement-for-nuclear-plant
Installed nuclear capacity is set to more than triple by 2031, and nuclear power plants are likely to generate about 9% of the country's electricity by 2047, according to Minister of State Jitendra Singh. India's nuclear power plants generated more than 3% of its electricity last year - despite representing only 1.6% of the country's installed capacity.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 13 April 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Indian-minister-eyes-9-nuclear-share-by-2047
Unit 3 of India’s Kakrapar NPP Project (KAPP) in Gujarat is expected to enter commercial operation by December, after receiving phased regulatory approvals, Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh said in a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha (parliament) on 30 October.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 04 November 2022
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskakrapar-3-ready-for-start-up-10144907