PM announces full capacity operation of India’s largest domestically built 700 MW nuclear power plant at Kakrapar
PM announces full capacity operation of India’s largest domestically built 700 MW nuclear power plant at Kakrapar: On August 31, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the commencement of full-capacity operations at India’s largest domestically built 700 MW nuclear power plant located at Kakrapar in Gujarat.
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An Overview of the News
The nuclear facility at Kakrapar is the largest nuclear facility of its kind to be built entirely within India.
Initially, the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) started commercial operations on 30 June but was operating at 90% capacity.
It reached its maximum operational capacity on 31 August.
Nuclear power development in Kakrapar and all over India:-
- Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is responsible for the construction of two 700 MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) at Kakrapar in Gujarat.
- Kakrapar also has two power plants of 220 MW each.
- NPCIL currently operates 23 commercial nuclear power reactors.
Future plans and projects:-
- KAPP Unit 4 had achieved 97.56% progress as of July while commissioning activities were in progress.
- NPCIL has plans to build 16 more PHWRs of 700 MW each across the country and has secured financial and administrative approvals for these projects.
- Other 700 MW nuclear power plant projects are in progress at Rawatbhata, Rajasthan (RAPS 7 & 8), and Gorakhpur, Haryana (GHAVP 1 & 2).
- The government has approved the construction of 10 indigenously developed PHWRs in fleet mode at four locations: Gorakhpur (Haryana), Chutka (Madhya Pradesh), Mahi Banswara (Rajasthan), and Kaiga (Karnataka).