The Gorakhpur GHAVP plant will have 4×700 MWe IPHWRs in two phases. Unit 1 starts concrete pour in October 2025, with operation by March 2031; Unit 2 follows six months later. Units 3 and 4 will be built in Phase 2 under fleet mode.
The first concrete for unit 1 at Nuclear Power Corporation of India's four-unit Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana plant is to be poured in October, Minister of Power Manohar Lal Khattar has said. ;
Presently, two units i.e., KKNPP-1 & 2 are operational at the Kudankulam Site.
The total power output from the operational units at KKNPP is 2000 MW comprising of KKNPP, Unit-1 & 2 (2 x 1000 MW).
The power generated by central sector power generating stations is allocated to the beneficiary states and union territories in the electricity region by the Ministry of Power (MoP) as per laid down norms.
Presently nuclear power contributes about 3% to the total electricity generated in the country. In the year 2024-25, nuclear power plants generated 56681 Million Units (MUs) of electricity
Government is making efforts to increase the nuclear fuel sources both by augmenting domestic production and imports from diverse sources
The Government has announced an ambitious Nuclear Energy mission with a target of reaching a nuclear power capacity of 100 GW by 2047
Presently, the installed nuclear power capacity in the country comprises 24 reactors with a total capacity of 8780 MW (excluding RAPS-1 (100 MW) under extended shutdown). In addition, a total capacity of 13600 MW (including 500 MW PFBR being implemented by BHAVINI) is under different stages of implementation