New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated scientists and engineers for achieving another milestone as the first largest indigenous 700 MWe Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 in Gujarat started operations at full capacity.

In a Twitter post, the Prime Minister said,“India achieves another milestone. The first largest indigenous 700 MWe Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 in Gujarat starts operations at full capacity. Congratulations to  our scientists and engineers.”

India achieves another milestone.

The first largest indigenous 700 MWe Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 in Gujarat starts operations at full capacity.

Congratulations to our scientists and engineers.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 31, 2023

Gujarat BJP Chief CR Patil today while talking to media today also commented on the occasion and said “A total Swadeshi 700 MW nuclear power plant has started functioning at full capacity in Kakrapar. PM Modi encourages, supports and helps our scientists and we keep on achieving successes like Chandrayaan-3 and Kakrapar.”

A total Swadeshi 700 MW nuclear power plant has started functioning at full capacity in Kakrapar. PM Modi encourages, support and help our scientists and we keep on achieving successes like Chandrayaan-3 and Kakrapar : Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil replying a media query today pic.twitter.com/KPEWU7qaIl

— DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat) September 1, 2023

India’s first indigenously developed 700 MWe nuclear power reactor KAPP-3 at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) in South Gujarat has started commercial operations on June 30 at 90 per cent of its total power.  DeshGujarat