Its power is 700 MW
India’s first indigenously built 700 MW nuclear power plant at Kakrapar in Gujarat has reached full capacity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday, August 31.
Prime Minister Modi wrote in X: “India reaches another milestone. Gujarat’s first major indigenous nuclear power plant, 700 MW Kakrapar, begins operating at full capacity. Congratulations to our scientists and engineers.”
India’s largest nuclear reactor reaches full capacity
The Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) reactor began commercial operation on June 30 but has so far been operating at 90% of its capacity. It is the largest nuclear reactor in the country.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) is building two 700 MW pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs) at Kakrapar, where two 220 MW power plants are also located.
NPCIL plans to build 16 700 MW PHWRs across the country. Construction of 700 MW nuclear power plants is underway at Rawatbhat in Rajasthan (RAPS 7 and 8) and Gorakhpur in Haryana (GHAVP 1 and 2).
