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;36 years ago (1987-09) [1]
Headquarters World Trade Centre, ,
India [2]
Area served
India
Key people
B. C. Pathak
(Chairman & MD)
Products Electric power
Production output
46472 MU (2019-20) [3]
Services Electricity generation
RevenueIncrease2.svg16,417 crore (US$2.1 billion)(2022) [4]
Increase2.svg15,035 crore (US$1.9 billion) (2022) [4]
Increase2.svg6,394 crore (US$800 million) (2022) [4]
Total assets Increase2.svg102,211 crore (US$13 billion) (2020) [4]
Total equity Increase2.svg40,685 crore (US$5.1 billion) (2020) [4]
Owner Government of India (100%)
Number of employees
11,233 (March 2019)
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 setting up of BHAVINI Vidyut Nigam in October 2003. As of 10 August 2012 the company had 21 nuclear reactors in operation at seven locations, a total installed capacity of 7380 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 KGS-1 Kaiga, Karnataka IPHWR-220 2206 November 2000No
18 KGS-2 2206 May 2000
19 KGS-3 2206 May 2007
20 KGS-4 22027 November 2010
21 KKNPP-1 Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu VVER-1000 100022 October 2013Since 16 October 2009
22 KKNPP-2 100010 July 2016
Total Capacity7380

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 KAPS-4 Kakrapar, Gujarat IPHWR-700 7002021Since 11 September 2017
2 RAPS-7 Rawatbhata, Rajasthan7002022Since 23 December 2019
3 RAPS-8 700
4 GHAVP-1 Gorakhpur, Haryana7002032No
5 GHAVP-2 700
6 KGS-5 Kaiga, Karnataka7002026
7 KGS-6 700
8 KKNPP-3 Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu VVER-1000 10002023 [10] Since 7 May 2018
9 KKNPP-4 1000
10 KKNPP-5 10002025To be included
11 KKNPP-6 1000
Total Capacity8900

Proposed [11]

Power PlantTypeCapacity
(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 principal approval given on December 2023. [14]
Chutka Nuclear Power Plant in Madhya Pradesh IPHWR-700 1400 (2 × 700 MW)Joint Venture agreement signed between NPCIL and NTPC on May 2023 for the construction of the indigenously built nuclear reactor. Construction to start by mid - 2024 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 on May 2023 for the construction of the indigenously built nuclear reactor. Construction to start by mid - 2024 and is anticipated to complete within 4-5 years. [16]
Haripur Nuclear Power Project, West Bengal VVER-1000 6000 (6 ×1000 MW)There has been no recent progress or updates on the nuclear power plant.

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