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Nuclear power in India

nuclearchain.net/countries/india/ · data: Global Energy Monitor (GNPT, August 2026), CC BY 4.0 · printed from the live page

India operates 22 nuclear power reactors across 18 sites, with 8.4 GW of gross capacity. A further 8 units are under construction, adding 6.6 GW.

Operating
22
8.4 GW gross
Under construction
8
6.6 GW
Planned
32
incl. 22 announced
Retired
0
12 cancelled
INDIACHINAKudankulam nuclear power plant: 6 units, 6,000 MWMahi Banswara nuclear power plant: 4 units, 2,800 MWGorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plant: 4 units, 2,800 MWRajasthan nuclear power plant: 8 units, 2,580 MWKaiga nuclear power plant: 6 units, 2,280 MWKakrapar nuclear power plant: 4 units, 1,840 MWChutka nuclear power plant: 2 units, 1,400 MWTarapur nuclear power plant: 4 units, 1,400 MWKalpakkam nuclear power plant: 1 unit, 500 MWNarora nuclear power plant: 2 units, 440 MWMadras nuclear power plant: 2 units, 440 MWKudankulamMahi BanswaraGorakhpur HaryanaRajasthanKaigaKakraparChutkaTarapurKalpakkamNaroraMadras1000 km
Operating7Under construction1Pre-construction3circle area ∝ site capacity Coastlines, borders and lakes: Natural Earth (1:10 million, public domain), which is generalised, so a coastal plant can sit a couple of kilometres off its true shoreline. Site positions: Global Nuclear Power Tracker.

Operating fleet by type: PHWR (19), PWR (2), BWR (1). Principal operator: Nuclear Power Corporation Of India.

Operating capacity over time

First reactor online1969
Peak8.4 GW in 2025
Now8.4 GW 22 units
2026 so farno change
0246810197019801990200020102020GW
Gross capacity of units that had started up and not been permanently shut down by 31 December each year (2026 is to date). Amber marks the peak, green the present. 3 units are left out because they have no date to place on a timeline; mothballed units carry no date for going offline, and a guess would add capacity the record does not support.
Data table
YearUnits onlineGW grossChange, GW
196910.16+0.16
198120.36+0.20
198630.58+0.22
199140.80+0.22
199251.02+0.22
199361.24+0.22
199571.46+0.22
2000112.34+0.88
2005122.88+0.54
2006133.42+0.54
2007143.64+0.22
2010164.08+0.44
2011174.30+0.22
2014185.30+1.00
2017196.30+1.00
2023207.00+0.70
2024217.70+0.70
2025228.40+0.70

Only years in which capacity changed are listed.

Position in the fuel chain

FacilityStageOperatorCapacity / output
Ratehalli (Rare Materials Plant) enrichment Department of Atomic Energy not disclosed
Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad fabrication Nuclear Fuel Complex 1,000tHM/yr
Nuclear Fuel Complex, Kota fabrication Nuclear Fuel Complex 500tHM/yr
Tummalapalle mining Uranium Corporation of India 220tU/yr
Jaduguda mine and mill mining Uranium Corporation of India 200tU/yr
Turamdih mine and mill mining Uranium Corporation of India 190tU/yr

All units in India

UnitSiteStatusTypeGross MWOnline
Kaiga nuclear power plant 1 Kaiga nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 2000
Kaiga nuclear power plant 2 Kaiga nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 2000
Kaiga nuclear power plant 3 Kaiga nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 2007
Kaiga nuclear power plant 4 Kaiga nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 2011
Kakrapar nuclear power plant 1 Kakrapar nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 1993
Kakrapar nuclear power plant 2 Kakrapar nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 1995
Kakrapar nuclear power plant 3 Kakrapar nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 700 2023
Kakrapar nuclear power plant 4 Kakrapar nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 700 2024
Kudankulam nuclear power plant 1 Kudankulam nuclear power plant Operating PWR 1,000 2014
Kudankulam nuclear power plant 2 Kudankulam nuclear power plant Operating PWR 1,000 2017
Madras nuclear power plant 2 Madras nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 1986
Narora nuclear power plant 1 Narora nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 1991
Narora nuclear power plant 2 Narora nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 1992
Rajasthan nuclear power plant 2 Rajasthan nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 200 1981
Rajasthan nuclear power plant 3 Rajasthan nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 2000
Rajasthan nuclear power plant 4 Rajasthan nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 2000
Rajasthan nuclear power plant 5 Rajasthan nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 2010
Rajasthan nuclear power plant 6 Rajasthan nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 220 2010
Rajasthan nuclear power plant 7 Rajasthan nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 700 2025
Tarapur nuclear power plant 1 Tarapur nuclear power plant Operating BWR 160 1969
Tarapur nuclear power plant 3 Tarapur nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 540 2006
Tarapur nuclear power plant 4 Tarapur nuclear power plant Operating PHWR 540 2005
Kaiga nuclear power plant 5 Kaiga nuclear power plant Under construction PHWR 700 2031
Kaiga nuclear power plant 6 Kaiga nuclear power plant Under construction PHWR 700 2031
Kalpakkam nuclear power plant PFBR Kalpakkam nuclear power plant Under construction FBR 500 2026
Kudankulam nuclear power plant 3 Kudankulam nuclear power plant Under construction PWR 1,000 2027
Kudankulam nuclear power plant 4 Kudankulam nuclear power plant Under construction PWR 1,000 2027
Kudankulam nuclear power plant 5 Kudankulam nuclear power plant Under construction PWR 1,000 2030
Kudankulam nuclear power plant 6 Kudankulam nuclear power plant Under construction PWR 1,000 2030
Rajasthan nuclear power plant 8 Rajasthan nuclear power plant Under construction PHWR 700 2026
Chutka nuclear power plant 1 Chutka nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 700 2031
Chutka nuclear power plant 2 Chutka nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 700 2031
Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plant 1-1 Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 700 2031
Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plant 1-2 Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 700 2031
Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plant 2-3 Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 700 2031
Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plant 2-4 Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 700 2031
Mahi Banswara nuclear power plant 1-1 Mahi Banswara nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 700 2029
Mahi Banswara nuclear power plant 1-2 Mahi Banswara nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 700 2029
Mahi Banswara nuclear power plant 2-3 Mahi Banswara nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 700 2029
Mahi Banswara nuclear power plant 2-4 Mahi Banswara nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 700 2029
Bihar nuclear power plant 1 Bihar nuclear power plant Announced - 700 -
Bihar nuclear power plant 2 Bihar nuclear power plant Announced - 700 -
Jaitapur nuclear power plant 1 Jaitapur nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,730 -
Jaitapur nuclear power plant 2 Jaitapur nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,730 -
Jaitapur nuclear power plant 3 Jaitapur nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,730 -
Jaitapur nuclear power plant 4 Jaitapur nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,730 -
Jaitapur nuclear power plant 5 Jaitapur nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,730 -
Jaitapur nuclear power plant 6 Jaitapur nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,730 -
Kalpakkam nuclear power plant FBR 1 Kalpakkam nuclear power plant Announced FBR 600 -
Kalpakkam nuclear power plant FBR 2 Kalpakkam nuclear power plant Announced FBR 600 -
Kovvada nuclear power plant 1 Kovvada nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,250 -
Kovvada nuclear power plant 2 Kovvada nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,250 -
Kovvada nuclear power plant 3 Kovvada nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,250 -
Kovvada nuclear power plant 4 Kovvada nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,250 -
Kovvada nuclear power plant 5 Kovvada nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,250 -
Kovvada nuclear power plant 6 Kovvada nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,250 -
Kudankulam nuclear power plant 7 Kudankulam nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,200 -
Kudankulam nuclear power plant 8 Kudankulam nuclear power plant Announced PWR 1,200 -
Maharashtra thorium-based nuclear power plant 1 Maharashtra thorium-based nuclear power plant Announced - 1,540 -
Maharashtra thorium-based nuclear power plant 2 Maharashtra thorium-based nuclear power plant Announced - 440 -
Tarapur nuclear power plant 5 Tarapur nuclear power plant Announced - 200 -
Tarapur nuclear power plant 6 Tarapur nuclear power plant Announced - 55 -
Bhimpur nuclear power plant 1 Bhimpur nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) PHWR 700 -
Bhimpur nuclear power plant 2 Bhimpur nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) PHWR 700 -
Bhimpur nuclear power plant 3 Bhimpur nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) PHWR 700 -
Bhimpur nuclear power plant 4 Bhimpur nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) PHWR 700 -
Haripur nuclear power plant 1 Haripur nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) PWR 1,000 -
Haripur nuclear power plant 2 Haripur nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) PWR 1,000 -
Haripur nuclear power plant 3 Haripur nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) PWR 1,000 -
Haripur nuclear power plant 4 Haripur nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) PWR 1,000 -
Haripur nuclear power plant 5 Haripur nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) PWR 1,000 -
Haripur nuclear power plant 6 Haripur nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) PWR 1,000 -
Madras nuclear power plant 1 Madras nuclear power plant Mothballed PHWR 220 1984
Rajasthan nuclear power plant 1 Rajasthan nuclear power plant Mothballed PHWR 100 1973
Rajauli nuclear power plant 1 Rajauli nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) - 700 -
Rajauli nuclear power plant 2 Rajauli nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) - 700 -
Tarapur nuclear power plant 2 Tarapur nuclear power plant Mothballed BWR 160 1969

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The fuel families India's operating reactors take, and the fabricators our sources document as able to make each. This is capability, not contracts: it does not say who actually supplies a given plant.

Fuel familyUnitsGW grossDocumented fabricatorsNote
CANDU / PHWR bundles196.2Cameco Corporation, BWX Technologies, Nuclear Power Corporation of India, KEPCO Nuclear Fuel, China North Nuclear Fuel Company
VVER (hexagonal) fuel22.0TVEL Fuel Company, Westinghouse Electric Company
BWR fuel10.2Global Nuclear Fuel, Westinghouse Electric Company, Framatome

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