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Nuclear Power Plants in India

In India, Nuclear power holds the fourth position among the different resources of electricity, Thermal, hydro and renewable resources being first, second and third respectively. Presently 19 nuclear power plants in India are there, which generates 4,560 MW (2.9% of total installed base) and 4 such power plants are in the pipeline and would be generating around 2,720 MW. India's contribution in fusion development is done through its involvement in the ITER project.

Since the beginning of 1990s, Russia has always been a chief supplier of nuclear fuel to the country of India. The deterioration of domestic uranium resources caused the decline of electricity production from nuclear energy in India by 12.83% during 2006 to 2008. The country has signed contracts regarding nuclear power with countries like France, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Mongolia, Namibia, Kazakhstan and Argentina after the Nuclear Suppliers Group declared a waiver in September 2008 to allow India to commence worldwide nuclear trade. India even signed a $700 million agreement with Russia in February 2009 about 2000 tons nuclear fuel supply.

Presently India aims at increasing the input of nuclear energy to the total electricity production from 4.2% to 9% by the next 25 years. The country's capacity of installed nuclear energy production will rise to 6,000 MW. As per the report published in 2009, India holds the 9th position in regards to the count of operational nuclear energy reactors in the world and 9 are still under construction which includes 2 EPRs constructed by Areva in France. TAPS-3 and TAPS-4 are 540 MW atomic reactors of Indian origin. India's $717 million venture of swift breeder reactor is likely to operate before the end of 2010.

India envisages a significant growth of its nuclear power industry in the recent future as according to the Indo-US nuclear agreement, India is allowed to carry out international trade of nuclear power and technologies so as to develop its capacity of power generation. During the operational phase of this deal, the country is expected to improve its total nuclear power production to 45,000 MW by generating an additional nuclear power of 25,000 MW by 2020.

Apart from using imported enhanced uranium and being within the safeguards of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), India has developed several nuclear fuel cycle aspects for supporting its reactors. Limited imports have strongly affected the advancement of selected technologies. The feature of heavy water reactors to allow the burning of Uranium with slight to no enrichment capacities makes its usage more attractive. India has worked hard in developing Thorium based fuel cycle. While there is a limitation in the country's Uranium deposit, there are some greater treasuries of Thorium which can multiply the power with the equal mass of fuel by hundred times. The fact of Thorium being used in heavy water reactors has tied the growth of the two. At Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station located in Madras, a prototype reactor is still under construction which would be able to burn Uranium-Plutonium fuel whilst irradiating a Thorium layer.

Power stationStateTypeOperatorUnitsTotal capacity (MW)
KaigaKarnatakaPHWRNPCIL220 x 3660
KalpakkamTamil NaduPHWRNPCIL220 x 2440
KakraparGujaratPHWRNPCIL220 x 2440
RawatbhataRajasthanPHWRNPCIL100 x 1
200 x 1
220 x 4 		1180
TarapurMaharashtraBWR (PHWR)NPCIL160 x 2
540 x 2		1400
NaroraUttar PradeshPHWRNPCIL220 x 2440
Total194560


Some of the nuclear power plant projects which are under construction can be listed below:

Power stationStateTypeOperatorUnitsTotal capacity (MW)
KudankulamTamil NaduVVER-1000NPCIL1000 x 22000
KaigaKarnatakaPHWRNPCIL220 x 1220
KalpakkamTamil NaduPFBRNPCIL500 x 1500
Total42720


Some of the nuclear power projects which are planned up for the future are as follows:

Power stationOperatorStateTypeUnitsTotal capacity (MW)
RawatbhataNPCILRajasthanPHWR640 x 21280
KakraparNPCILGujaratPHWR640 x 21280
JaitapurNPCILMaharashtraEPR1600 x 46400
KudankulamNPCILTamil NaduVVER1200 x 22400
KaigaNPCILKarnatakaPWR1000 x 1, 1500 x 12500
NPCILAHWR300300
NPCILPHWR640 x 42560
NTPCPWR1000 x 22000
Total1020600
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Major Thermal Power Plants in India

A thermal power plant is generally a steam driven power plant. The force that spins the turbines in the plant is steam that is either used to drive an electric generator or any other work that requires power. However there are variations in the functioning of different types of thermal power plants which mostly depends of the kind of fuel used. The most frequently used fuel for thermal power plants in India is coal.

About 70% of the electricity consumed in India is generated through thermal power plants. India is home to numerous thermal power plants which are renowned all over the world.


Below is a list of the Major Thermal Power Plants in India

Anpara thermal power station- Uttar Pradesh

Located on the banks of rihand reservoir in the district of sonebhadra in Uttar Pradesh the Anpara thermal power station is a coal fired thermal power plant. Situated at a distance of 200 km from Varanasi on pipri-singrauli road this powe station is well connected by air/rail and road route from other major cities. This thermal power plant has 5 operational units with a total installed capacity of 500 MW.

Bakreswar Thermal Power Project - West Bengal

The Bakreswar Thermal Power Project is one of the most prominent thermal power projects in India. It is situated at a distance of just 260 Km away from Kolkata. The project has clear rail track access via Chinpai on the Andal-Sinthia Line of Eastern Railways. The Bakreswar Thermal Power Project is running with five operational units having total installed capacity of 1050 MW. Expansion of another 600 MW unit (sixth unit) has been envisaged for implementation during the Eleventh-Five-year Plan period.

Panipat Thermal Power Station II

A coal based Thermal Power Plants in India the Panipat Thermal Power Station II is located in Panipat in Haryana. Developed under four stages this thermal power plant has 8 units in total with an installed capacity of 250 MW.

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station

A coal based power plant of HPGCL the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant is located at Yamunagar in Haryana. Commissioned in April 2008 with its first unit today this power plant has two units with a total installed capacity of 600 MW.

Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station

The Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station is situated in Kedar in the Hisar district of Haryana. One of the lowest costing power projects in India so far this power plant is a coal based power plants of HPGCL. This thermal power plant has 2 units with a total installed capacity of 600 MW.

Kota Super Thermal Power Plant

Situated on the bank of River Chambal near Kota in Rajasthan this thermal power station is the state's first major coal fired power plant. Known as one of the most efficient and prestigious thermal power plants in India the Kota Super Thermal Power Plant has received many awards for productivity during 1984,1987, 1989, 1981 and every year since 1992 on wards. This thermal power plant has 28 units with an installed capacity of 1240 MW. 



Major Thermal Power Plants in India

 
Major Thermal Power Plants in India
Amarkantak TPSChachaiMadhya Pradesh
Anpara TPSAnparaUttar Pradesh
Anta Thermal Power StationAntaRajasthan
Arasmeta CPP (private)JanjgirChattisgarh
Auraiya Thermal Power StationDibiyapurUttar Pradesh
Badarpur TPPBadarpurNCT Delhi
Bakreswar TPSSuriWest Bengal
Barauni TPPBarauniBihar
Barsingsar LignitPower Plant eBarsingsarRajasthan
Bellary TPPKudatiniKarnataka
Bhusawal TPSDeepnagarMaharastra
Bokarao Thermal Power Station 'B'BokaroJharkhand
Chandrapur STPSChandrapurMaharastra
Chandrapura Thermal Power StationChandrapuraJharkhand
Chhabra STPPMothipuraRajasthan
Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram TPPYamunanagarHaryana
Dr Narla Tatarao TPSIbrahimpatnamAndhra Pradesh
Dr Shyama Prakash Mukharjee TPPChattisgarh
Durgapur Thermal Power StationDurgapurWest Bengal
Durgapur TPPDurgapurWest Bengal
Ennore TPSEnnoreTamilnadu
Farakka STPSNagarunWest Bengal
Faridabad Thermal Power PlantMujediHaryana
Feroz Gandhi Unchahar TPPUnchaharUttar Pradesh
Gandhinagar TPSGandhinagarGujarat
Giral Lignite TPSThumbliRajasthan
Guru Gobind SSTPGhanauliPunjab
Guru Hargobind TPLehra MohabbatPunjab
Guru Nanak dev TPBathindaPunjab
Harduaganj TPSHarduaganjUttar Pradesh
IB Thermal ppBanharpaliOrissa
Indraprashta PSDelhiNCT Delhi
Jhanor-Gandhar TPSUrjanagarGujarat
Jindal Megha PP (private)TamnarChattisgarh
JSW Vijanagar PP-II (private)VijaynagarKarnataka
Kahalgaon STPSKahalgaonBihar
Kakatiya TPSChelpurAndhra Pradesh
Kaparkheda TPSKaparkhedaMaharastra
Kawas TPSAdityanagarGujarat
Kolaghat TPSMechedaWest Bengal
Koradi TPSKoradiMaharastra
Korba STPPJamani PalliChattisgarh
STPSKotaRajasthan
Kothagudem TPSPalonchaAndhra Pradesh
Kothagudem V stage TPSPalonchaAndhra Pradesh
Kutch Lignite TPSPanandhroGujarat
Lanco Amarkantak TPP (private)PathadiChattisgarh
Lanco Udupi TPP (private)NandikoorKarnataka
Mejia Thermal Power StationDurlavpurWest Bengal
Mettur TPSMetturdamTamilnadu
Muzaffarpur TPPKantiBihar
Nashik TPSNashikMaharastra
National Capital TPPVidyutnagarUttar Pradesh
Neyveli TPS 1NeyveliTamilnadu
Neyveli TPS 2NeyveliTamilnadu
North Chennai TPSAthipattuTamilnadu
Obra TPSObraUttar Pradesh
Panipat TPP 1AssanHaryana
Panipat TPP 2AssanHaryana
Panki TPSPankiUttar Pradesh
Paras TPSVidyutnagarMaharastra
Pariccha TPSParicchaUttar Pradesh
Parli TPSParli-VaijnathMaharastra
Raichur Super TPSRaichurKarnataka
Rajghat PSDelhiNCT Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi CCPPkayamkulamKerala
Rajwest Lignite Power Plant (private)Rajasthan
Ramagundam B TPSRamagundamAndhra Pradesh
Ramagundam STPSJyothi NagarAndhra Pradesh
Rayalaseema TPSCuddapahAndhra Pradesh
Rihand TPPRihand NagarUttar Pradesh
Rosa TPP (private)RosaUttar Pradesh
Sabarmati TPS (Private)AhamadabadGujarat
Sagardighi TPSManigramWest Bengal
Sanjay Gandhi TPSBirsinghpurMadhya Pradesh
Santaldih TPSWest Bengal
Satpura TPSSarniMadhya Pradesh
Sikka TPSJamnagarGujarat
Simhadri STPSSimhadriAndhra Pradesh
Singrauli Super Thermal Power StationShaktinagarUttar Pradesh
Sipat TPPSipatChattisgarh
Surat Lignite TPSNani NaroliGujarat
Suratgarh STPSSuratgarhRajasthan
Talcher STPSKanihaOrissa
Talcher TPPTalcherOrissa
Tanda TPPVidyutnagarUttar Pradesh
Tuticorin TPSTuticorinTamilnadu
Ukai TPSUkai damGujarat
Vindhyachal STPSVidhya NagarMadhya Pradesh
VS Lignite Power Plant (private)GurhaRajasthan
Wanakbori TPSWanakboriGujarat


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