Kaiga Atomic Power Station

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Kaiga Generating Station
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Kaiga Atomic Power Station
CountryIndia
Coordinates 14°51′55.16″N74°26′22.71″E / 14.8653222°N 74.4396417°E / 14.8653222; 74.4396417
StatusOperational
Construction began1989
Commission date 16 November 2000
Owner(s) NPCIL
Operator(s) NPCIL
Nuclear power station
Reactors4
Reactor typeUnits 1,2,3 & 4: IPHWR-220
Units 5 & 6: IPHWR-700
Reactor supplier NPCIL/BARC
Cooling source Kadra Dam, Kali River
Power generation
Units operational4 x 220 MW
Nameplate capacity 880 MW
Capacity factor 92.02% (2020-21) [1]
Annual net output 7094 GW.h (2020-21) [1]
External links
Website www.npcil.nic.in/main/ProjectOperationDisplay.aspx?ReactorID=76
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Kaiga Generating Station is a nuclear power generating station situated at Kaiga, near the river Kali, in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India. The plant has been in operation since March 2000 and is operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India.

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It has four units. The fourth unit went critical on 27 November 2010. [2] The two oldest units comprise the west half of the site and the two newer units are adjoining the east side of the site. The older four units are small-sized pressurized heavy water reactors of 220  MW gross.

History

On 27 November 2010 the Kaiga Generating Station unit 4 of 220 MW capacity became operational. [3]

On 19 January 2011, unit 4 with 220 MW capacity was connected to the southern power grid at 01:56 hours. With this, the total capacity rose to 880 MW gross making it the third largest in India after Tarapur (1400 MW) and Rawatbhata (1180 MW). The unit, fueled by indigenous uranium, will supply electricity to Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. [4]

In December 2018, it got the distinction of setting a world record of continuous operation among all nuclear power plants. As on 10 December 2018, KGS-1, which was synchronized to India's Southern grid on 13 May 2016, continues to operate for a record number of 962 days. Previous record of continuous operation was held by Unit 8 of Heysham II, which operated from 18 February 2014 to 15 September 2016 for a record number of 940 days. [5] [6]

Two IPHWR units, each with a 700 MW capacity, are under construction at this location. [7] As of February 2017 pre-project activities have begun for them and if everything goes as planned the first of the two will become critical around 2024–25. [8]

Units

PhaseUnit
No.		ReactorStatusCapacity in MWeConstruction beganFirst criticality Grid ConnectionCommercial operationClosureNotes
TypeModelNetGross
I1 PHWR IPHWR-220 Operational2022201 September 198926 September 200012 October 200016 November 2000— [9]
2 PHWR IPHWR-220 Operational2022201 December 198924 September 19992 December 199916 March 2000— [10]
II3 PHWR IPHWR-220 Operational20222030 March 200226 February 200711 April 20076 May 2007— [11]
4 PHWR IPHWR-220 Operational20222010 May 200227 November 201019 January 201120 January 2011— [12]
III5 PHWR IPHWR-700 Under construction6307002020(2026)——— [13] [14]
6 PHWR IPHWR-700 Under construction6307002020(2026)——— [13]

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