Gujarat to witness over 4000 MW atomic power generation
July 24, 2014
New Delhi, 24 July 2014
In reply to a question on production of Atomic Energy in Gujarat, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences (Independent Charge) Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today said there are two units of Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) of 220 MW capacity each, in operation at Kakrapar in Gujarat.
Two more PHWR units of 700 MW capacity each are under construction at the same site.
In addition, the XII Five Year Plan proposals envisage start of work on 2 Units of Light Water Reactors of 1100 MW each at ChhayaMithiVirdi in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, to be set up in technical cooperation with the USA.
The states where nuclear power is presently being generated in the country with their locations are given in the table below:
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