Nuclear Power Corporation of India

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Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
Company type Public Sector Undertaking
Industry Electric utility
FoundedSeptember 1987;38 years ago (1987-09) [1]
Headquarters World Trade Centre,
Cuffe Parade, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
India [2]
Area served
India
Key people
B. C. Pathak
(Chairman & MD)
Products Electric power
Production output
47971 MU (FY 2023-24) [3]
Services Electricity generation
RevenueIncrease2.svg₹19,196 crore (US$2.3 billion) (FY 2023-24) [4]
Increase2.svg₹10,322 crore (US$1.2 billion) (FY 2023-24) [4]
Increase2.svg₹6,486 crore (US$770 million) (FY 2023-24) [4]
Total assets Increase2.svg₹168,234 crore (US$20 billion) (FY 2023-24) [4]
Total equity Increase2.svg₹61,619 crore (US$7.3 billion) (FY 2023-24) [4]
Owner Government of India (100%)
Number of employees
10576 (March 2024)
Website www.npcil.nic.in

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is an Indian public sector undertaking based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is wholly owned by the Government of India and is responsible for the generation of electricity from nuclear power. NPCIL is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

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NPCIL was created in September 1987 under the Companies Act 1956, "with the objective of undertaking the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the atomic power stations for generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and programmes of the Government of India under the provision of the Atomic Energy Act 1962." All nuclear power plants operated by the company are certified for ISO-14001 (Environment Management System).

NPCIL was the sole body responsible for constructing and operating India's commercial nuclear power plants until the setting up of BHAVINI Vidyut Nigam in October 2003. As of December 2024, the company had 24 nuclear reactors in operation at seven locations, a total installed capacity of 8180 MWe. [5] [6] Subsequent to the government's decision to allow private companies to provide nuclear power, the company has experienced problems with private enterprises "poaching" its employees. [7]

Nuclear plants

Operational

Serial No.UnitLocationTypeCapacity
(MWe)		SinceUnder IAEA safeguards [8]
1 TAPS-1 Tarapur, Maharashtra BWR 16028 October 1969Since 16 October 2009
2 TAPS-2 160
3 TAPS-3 IPHWR-540 54018 August 2006No
4 TAPS-4 54015 September 2005
5 RAPS-2 Rawatbhata, Rajasthan CANDU 2001 April 1981Since 16 October 2009
6 RAPS-3 IPHWR-220 2201 June 2000Since 9 March 2010
7 RAPS-4 22023 December 2000
8 RAPS-5 2204 February 2010Since 16 October 2009
9 RAPS-6 22031 March 2010
10 MAPS-1 Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu IPHWR-220 22027 January 1984No
11 MAPS-2 22021 March 1986
12 NAPS-1 Narora, Uttar Pradesh IPHWR-220 2201 January 1991Since 12 December 2014
13 NAPS-2 2201 July 1992
14 KAPS-1 Kakrapar, Gujarat IPHWR-220 2206 May 1993Since 3 December 2010
15 KAPS-2 2201 September 1995
16 KAPS-3 IPHWR-700 70022 July 2020Since 11 September 2017
17 KAPS-4 70017 December 2023—
18 KGS-1 Kaiga, Karnataka IPHWR-220 2206 November 2000No
19 KGS-2 2206 May 2000
20 KGS-3 2206 May 2007
21 KGS-4 22027 November 2010
22 KKNPP-1 Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu VVER-1000 100022 October 2013Since 16 October 2009
23 KKNPP-2 100010 July 2016
24 RAPS-7 700April 2025Total Capacity8780

Inactive/Shutdown

UnitLocationTypeCapacity
(MWe)		Operational dateShutdown dateNotesUnder IAEA safeguards [8]
RAPS-1 Rawatbhata, Rajasthan CANDU 10016 December 1973October 2004Shutdown, Pending decommissioning [9] Since 16 October 2009

Under construction

Serial No.UnitLocationTypeCapacity
(MWe)		Expected DateUnder IAEA safeguards [8]
1 RAPS-7 Rawatbhata, Rajasthan IPHWR-700 7002025Since 23 December 2019
2 RAPS-8 700
3 GHAVP-1 Gorakhpur, Haryana7002028No
4 GHAVP-2 700
5 KGS-5 Kaiga, Karnataka7002026
6 KGS-6 700
7 KKNPP-3 Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu VVER-1000 10002025 [10] Since 7 May 2018
8 KKNPP-4 1000
9 KKNPP-5 10002027To be included
10 KKNPP-6 1000
Total Capacity8200

Proposed

Power Plant [11] TypeCapacity
(MWe)		Current Status
Jaitapur in Maharashtra EPR 9900 (6 × 1650 MW)Techno - commercial offer submitted by EDF in 2020. Construction and progress stalled due to nuclear liability issues. [12]
GHAVP-3 and 4 (Gorakhpur, Haryana) IPHWR-700 1400 (2 × 700 MW)Under - construction. Commercial operations to begin by 2032
Mithi Virdi in Gujarat LWR 6000 (6 × 1000 MW)Project shifted to Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh, due to protest and delay in land acquisition. [13]
Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh LWR 7248 (6 × 1208 MW)Project upgraded from 6000 (6 × 1000) MW to 7248 (6 × 1208 MW). In principle approval given in December 2023. [14]
Chutka Nuclear Power Plant in Madhya Pradesh IPHWR-700 1400 (2 × 700 MW)Joint Venture agreement signed between NPCIL and NTPC in May 2023 for the construction of the indigenously built nuclear reactor. Construction to start by mid - 2025 and is anticipated to complete within 4-5 years. [15]
Bhimpur, Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh 2800 (4 × 700 MW)There has been no recent progress or updates on the nuclear power plant.
Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project Joint Venture agreement signed between NPCIL and NTPC in May 2023 for the construction of the indigenously built nuclear reactor. Construction to start by mid - 2025 and is anticipated to complete within 4-5 years. [16]
Haripur Nuclear Power Project, West Bengal VVER-1000 6000 (6 ×1000 MW)In Principle approval given in 2015. [17] The West Bengal state government denied approval for the project, stalling it.

Experience

NPCIL has the experience and expertise to safely operate and maintain many types of reactors. They include reactors like IPHWR-220, IPHWR-540, IPHWR-700, BWR-1, VVER 1000 reactors.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". NPCIL. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Contact Us". NPCIL. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Home:Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited". Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Balance Sheet 31.03.2024".
  5. ↑ "Plants in Operation". npcil.nic.in. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "Kaiga-4 achieves criticality". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010.
  7. ↑ Private sector giants `poach' NPCIL personnel The Hindu , Monday, 20 November 2006
  8. 1 2 3 "INFCIRC/754/Add.10 – Agreement between the Government of India and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities – Addition to the List of Facilities Subject to Safeguards Under the Agreement" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. ↑ Subramanian, T. S. (22 February 2011). "RAPS-1 reactor not decommissioned". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Construction officially begins on Kudankulam 3 and 4 – World Nuclear News".
  11. ↑ "Proposal for Nuclear Power Plants in States". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "India, France in talks for financing mechanism, localisation for Jaitapur n-project". The Times of India. 26 January 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "NPCIL abandons Mithivirdi nuclear power plant plan; will shift to Andhra Pradesh". The Indian Express. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Government has initiated steps to increase the nuclear power capacity from 7480 MW to 22480 MW by 2031-32, says Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "NTPC and NPCIL sign Agreement for joint development of Nuclear Power Plants". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  16. ↑ "NTPC and NPCIL sign Agreement for joint development of Nuclear Power Plants". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  17. ↑ "Lok Sabha, unstarred question no.2833 - Nuclear Power Station in West Bengal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2025.
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