The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is an Indian public sector undertaking based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is wholly owned by the Government of India and is responsible for the generation of electricity from nuclear power. NPCIL is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
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| Company type | Public Sector Undertaking |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electric utility |
| Founded | September 1987[1] |
| Headquarters | World Trade Centre, , India[2] |
Area served | India |
Key people | B. C. Pathak (Chairman & MD) |
| Products | Electric power |
Production output | 46472 MU (2019-20)[3] |
| Services | Electricity generation |
| Revenue |  ₹16,417 crore (US$2.0 billion)(2022)[4] |
| ₹15,035 crore (US$1.8 billion) (2022)[4] | |
| ₹6,394 crore (US$770 million) (2022)[4] | |
| Total assets | ₹102,211 crore (US$12 billion) (2020)[4] |
| Total equity | ₹40,685 crore (US$4.9 billion) (2020)[4] |
| Owner | Government of India (100%) |
Number of employees | 11,233 (March 2019) |
| Website | www |
NPCIL was created in September 1987 under the Companies Act 1956, "with the objective of undertaking the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the atomic power stations for generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and programmes of the Government of India under the provision of the Atomic Energy Act 1962." All nuclear power plants operated by the company are certified for ISO-14001 (Environment Management System).
NPCIL was the sole body responsible for constructing and operating India's commercial nuclear power plants until the setting up of BHAVINI Vidyut Nigam in October 2003. As of November 2024, the company had 23 nuclear reactors in operation at seven locations, a total installed capacity of 7380 MWe.[5][6] Subsequent to the government's decision to allow private companies to provide nuclear power, the company has experienced problems with private enterprises "poaching" its employees.[7]
Nuclear plants
edit| Serial No. | Unit | Location | Type | Capacity (MWe) |
Since | Under IAEA safeguards[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPS-1 | Tarapur, Maharashtra | BWR | 160 | 28 October 1969 | Since 16 October 2009 |
| 2 | TAPS-2 | 160 | ||||
| 3 | TAPS-3 | IPHWR-540 | 540 | 18 August 2006 | No | |
| 4 | TAPS-4 | 540 | 15 September 2005 | |||
| 5 | RAPS-2 | Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | CANDU | 200 | 1 April 1981 | Since 16 October 2009 |
| 6 | RAPS-3 | IPHWR-220 | 220 | 1 June 2000 | Since 9 March 2010 | |
| 7 | RAPS-4 | 220 | 23 December 2000 | |||
| 8 | RAPS-5 | 220 | 4 February 2010 | Since 16 October 2009 | ||
| 9 | RAPS-6 | 220 | 31 March 2010 | |||
| 10 | MAPS-1 | Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu | IPHWR-220 | 220 | 27 January 1984 | No |
| 11 | MAPS-2 | 220 | 21 March 1986 | |||
| 12 | NAPS-1 | Narora, Uttar Pradesh | IPHWR-220 | 220 | 1 January 1991 | Since 12 December 2014 |
| 13 | NAPS-2 | 220 | 1 July 1992 | |||
| 14 | KAPS-1 | Kakrapar, Gujarat | IPHWR-220 | 220 | 6 May 1993 | Since 3 December 2010 |
| 15 | KAPS-2 | 220 | 1 September 1995 | |||
| 16 | KAPS-3 | IPHWR-700 | 700 | 22 July 2020 | Since 11 September 2017 | |
| 17 | KAPS-4 | 700 | 17 December 2023 | — | ||
| 18 | KGS-1 | Kaiga, Karnataka | IPHWR-220 | 220 | 6 November 2000 | No |
| 19 | KGS-2 | 220 | 6 May 2000 | |||
| 20 | KGS-3 | 220 | 6 May 2007 | |||
| 21 | KGS-4 | 220 | 27 November 2010 | |||
| 22 | KKNPP-1 | Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | VVER-1000 | 1000 | 22 October 2013 | Since 16 October 2009 |
| 23 | KKNPP-2 | 1000 | 10 July 2016 | |||
| Total Capacity | 8080 |
Inactive/Shutdown
edit| Unit | Location | Type | Capacity (MWe) |
Operational date | Shutdown date | Notes | Under IAEA safeguards[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAPS-1 | Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | CANDU | 100 | 16 December 1973 | October 2004 | Shutdown, Pending decommissioning[9] | Since 16 October 2009 |
Under construction
edit| Serial No. | Unit | Location | Type | Capacity (MWe) |
Expected Date | Under IAEA safeguards[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAPS-7 | Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | IPHWR-700 | 700 | 2025 | Since 23 December 2019 |
| 2 | RAPS-8 | 700 | ||||
| 3 | GHAVP-1 | Gorakhpur, Haryana | 700 | 2032 | No | |
| 4 | GHAVP-2 | 700 | ||||
| 5 | KGS-5 | Kaiga, Karnataka | 700 | 2026 | ||
| 6 | KGS-6 | 700 | ||||
| 7 | KKNPP-3 | Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | VVER-1000 | 1000 | 2023[10] | Since 7 May 2018 |
| 8 | KKNPP-4 | 1000 | ||||
| 9 | KKNPP-5 | 1000 | 2025 | To be included | ||
| 10 | KKNPP-6 | 1000 | ||||
| Total Capacity | 8200 |
| Power Plant | Type | Capacity (MWe) |
Current Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaitapur in Maharashtra | EPR | 9900 (6 × 1650 MW) | Techno - commercial offer submitted by EDF in 2020. Construction and progress stalled due to nuclear liability issues.[12] |
| GHAVP-3 and 4 (Gorakhpur, Haryana) | IPHWR-700 | 1400 (2 × 700 MW) | Under - construction. Commercial operations to begin by 2032. |
| Mithi Virdi in Gujarat | LWR | 6000 (6 × 1000 MW) | Project shifted to Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh, due to protest and delay in land acquisition.[13] |
| Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh | LWR | 7248 (6 × 1208 MW) | Project upgraded from 6000 (6 × 1000) MW to 7248 (6 × 1208 MW). In principal approval given in December 2023.[14] |
| Chutka Nuclear Power Plant in Madhya Pradesh | IPHWR-700 | 1400 (2 × 700 MW) | Joint Venture agreement signed between NPCIL and NTPC in May 2023 for the construction of the indigenously built nuclear reactor. Construction to start by mid - 2024 and is anticipated to complete within 4-5 years.[15] |
| Bhimpur, Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh | 2800 (4 × 700 MW) | There has been no recent progress or updates on the nuclear power plant. | |
| Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project | Joint Venture agreement signed between NPCIL and NTPC in May 2023 for the construction of the indigenously built nuclear reactor. Construction to start by mid - 2024 and is anticipated to complete within 4-5 years.[16] | ||
| Haripur Nuclear Power Project, West Bengal | VVER-1000 | 6000 (6 ×1000 MW) | In Principle approval given in 2015.[17] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About Us". NPCIL. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Contact Us". NPCIL. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ https://www.npcil.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/MA_News_12may2020_01.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b c d e "Balance Sheet 31.03.2020".
- ^ "Plants in Operation". npcil.nic.in. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Kaiga-4 achieves criticality". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010.
- ^ Private sector giants `poach' NPCIL personnel The Hindu, Monday, 20 November 2006
- ^ a b c "INFCIRC/754/Add.10 – Agreement between the Government of India and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities – Addition to the List of Facilities Subject to Safeguards Under the Agreement" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Subramanian, T. S. (22 February 2011). "RAPS-1 reactor not decommissioned". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Construction officially begins on Kudankulam 3 and 4 – World Nuclear News".
- ^ "Proposal for Nuclear Power Plants in States". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "India, France in talks for financing mechanism, localisation for Jaitapur n-project". The Times of India. 26 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "NPCIL abandons Mithivirdi nuclear power plant plan; will shift to Andhra Pradesh". The Indian Express. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Government has initiated steps to increase the nuclear power capacity from 7480 MW to 22480 MW by 2031-32, says Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "NTPC and NPCIL sign Agreement for joint development of Nuclear Power Plants". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "NTPC and NPCIL sign Agreement for joint development of Nuclear Power Plants". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s35b8e4fd39d9786228649a8a8bec4e008/uploads/2023/12/20231226958910331.pdf