Department of Atomic Energy
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: GENERATION OF NUCLEAR POWER
Posted On:
30 JUL 2026 5:20PM by PIB Delhi
Presently, there are 24 nuclear power reactors in commercial operation in the country with a total capacity of 8,780 MW. The details are given in Annexure.
During the period 2019-20 to 2023-24, except KAPS-4 which commenced commercial operation in March-2024, the average PLF of nuclear power plants (excluding duration of major refurbishment) has been higher in comparison to the average all India Thermal PLF (excluding Gas based Power Plants, source CEA report).
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Prime Minister’s office and Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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NKR/AK/NM
Annexure
|
State
|
Station
|
Description
|
Capacity (MW)
|
Generation in Million Units (MUs)
|
Remarks
|
|
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
|
|
Maharashtra
|
TAPS-
1&2
|
Unit-1
|
160
|
954
|
Unit under project mode
|
|
|
Unit-2
|
160
|
1234
|
341
|
Unit under project mode
|
|
|
Station
|
320
|
2188
|
341
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
TAPS-
3&4
|
Unit-3
|
540
|
3827
|
3877
|
3829
|
4636
|
4148
|
|
|
Unit-4
|
540
|
4522
|
3669
|
4774
|
4349
|
3965
|
|
|
Station
|
1080
|
8349
|
7546
|
8602
|
8985
|
8112
|
|
|
Rajasthan
|
RAPS-2
|
Unit-2
|
200
|
1410
|
429
|
1453
|
733
|
1605
|
|
|
Station
|
200
|
1410
|
429
|
1453
|
733
|
1605
|
|
|
RAPS-
3&4
|
Unit-3
|
220
|
1705
|
1699
|
1563
|
1024
|
Unit under project
mode
|
|
|
Unit-4
|
220
|
1688
|
1816
|
1723
|
1239
|
1701
|
|
|
Station
|
440
|
3393
|
3516
|
3285
|
2263
|
1701
|
|
|
RAPS-
5&6
|
Unit-5
|
220
|
1946
|
1427
|
1869
|
1661
|
1986
|
|
|
Unit-6
|
220
|
1703
|
2015
|
1702
|
1923
|
1768
|
|
|
Station
|
440
|
3649
|
3442
|
3570
|
3585
|
3754
|
|
|
RAPP-
7&8
|
Unit-7
|
Unit under construction
|
Commissioned
on 15.04.2025
|
|
Unit-8
|
Unit under construction
|
|
|
Station
|
-
|
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
NAPS-
1&2
|
Unit-1
|
220
|
1900
|
1738
|
1828
|
1542
|
1521
|
|
|
Unit-2
|
220
|
1891
|
1547
|
1753
|
1651
|
1353
|
|
|
Station
|
440
|
3791
|
3285
|
3580
|
3193
|
2875
|
|
|
Gujarat
|
KAPS-
1&2
|
Unit-1
|
220
|
1467
|
1817
|
1852
|
1793
|
1967
|
|
|
Unit-2
|
220
|
1962
|
1896
|
1652
|
1846
|
1708
|
|
|
Station
|
440
|
3429
|
3713
|
3503
|
3640
|
3675
|
|
|
KAPS-
3&4
|
Unit-3
|
700
|
Unit under construction
|
3932
|
Commissioned
on 30.06.2023
|
|
Unit-4
|
700
|
Unit under construction
|
3
|
Commissioned
on 31.03.2021
|
|
Station
|
1400
|
-
|
3935
|
|
|
Karnataka
|
KGS-
1&2
|
Unit-1
|
220
|
1841
|
1903
|
1607
|
1855
|
1643
|
|
|
Unit-2
|
220
|
1773
|
1592
|
1805
|
1687
|
1935
|
|
|
Station
|
440
|
3614
|
3495
|
3412
|
3542
|
3578
|
|
|
KGS-
3&4
|
Unit-3
|
220
|
1838
|
1635
|
2059
|
2073
|
1918
|
|
|
Unit-4
|
220
|
1827
|
1964
|
2021
|
1829
|
2006
|
|
|
Station
|
440
|
3664
|
3599
|
4080
|
3901
|
3924
|
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
MAPS-
1&2
|
Unit-1
|
220
|
Unit under project mode
|
|
|
Unit-2
|
220
|
1843
|
1704
|
1089
|
1786
|
1592
|
|
|
Station
|
440
|
1843
|
1704
|
1089
|
1786
|
1592
|
|
|
KKNPP-
1&2
|
Unit-1
|
1000
|
7115
|
5638
|
7009
|
7035
|
6656
|
|
|
Unit-2
|
1000
|
4029
|
6323
|
7527
|
7191
|
6563
|
|
|
Station
|
2000
|
11144
|
11961
|
14536
|
14226
|
13219
|
|
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