Nuclear Power Plants in India (Operational, Under Construction & Planned)

Nuclear energy is a clean, environment friendly base load source of power available 24X7.

Nuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India after coal, gas, hydroelectricity and wind power.

India has 22 nuclear reactors in operation in 7 nuclear power plants, with a total installed capacity of 7.38 GW.

10 more reactors are under construction with a combined generation capacity of 8.0 GW.

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) based in Mumbai is a government-owned corporation responsible for the generation of electricity through nuclear power.

NPCIL is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India (GoI).

In India, some nuclear reactors are kept under "IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) safeguards".

The nuclear facilities are kept under IAEA safeguards if the source of Uranium is from outside the territory of India or if the new reactor plants are established with foreign collaboration.

This is to ensure that imported uranium was not diverted for military use and to assure that the imported uranium is used to generate nuclear energy for civilian purposes.

The "Tarapur Nuclear Reactor" in "Maharashtra", Western India is the oldest nuclear facility in India, having commenced commercial operations in 1969.

India is self-sufficient in the supply of Thorium - India, the United States, and Australia have particularly large reserves of thorium.