Commercial operation of India's first indigenously built nuclear reactor begins in Gujarat
India's first indigenously developed 700 MW nuclear power reactor KAPP-3 started commercial operation at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) in Gujarat.
"It is with great pleasure to inform you that our first indigenous 700 MW unit, KAPP-3, has become commercial on June 30, 2023," said a senior KAPP official. Presently, the unit is operating at 90 percent of its total power.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is building two 700 MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) at Kakrapar, which is also home to two 220 MW power plants.
Various commissioning activities were underway at KAPP 4, which had achieved 96.92 percent progress by the end of May. NPCIL plans to build sixteen 700 MW PHWRs across the country.
Nuclear Plant
700 MW nuclear power plants are under construction at Rawatbhata (RAPS 7 & 8) in Rajasthan and Gorakhpur (GHAVP 1 & 2) in Haryana.
The Central Government has approved the construction of 10 indigenously developed PHWRs in fleet mode at four locations - Gorakhpur in Haryana, Chutka in Madhya Pradesh, Mahi Banswara in Rajasthan, and Kaiga in Karnataka.
It is a Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. The company was registered as a public limited company in September 1987 under the Companies Act, 1956
