Details

Reactor Type Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR)
Model Horizontal Pressure Tube type
Owner Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd
Operator Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd

Timeline

Construction Start Saturday, 30 March 2002
First Criticality Monday, 26 February 2007
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 11 April 2007
Commercial Operation Sunday, 6 May 2007

Specifications

Capacity Net 202 MWe
Capacity Gross 220 MWe
Thermal Capacity 800 MWt
Design Net Capacity 202 MWe

Operational History

Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Energy Availability Factor (%)

Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Reactor History

Year Reference Unit Power (MWe) Annual Time Online (Hours) Electricity Supplied (GWh) Operation Factor (%) Energy Availability Annual (%) Energy Availability Cumulative (%) Load Factor Annual (%) Load Factor Cumulative (%)
2007 202 2181 353.34 34.10 29.80 29.80 29.30 29.30
2008 202 2532 372.04 28.80 22.00 25.10 21.00 24.30
2009 202 6677 745.45 76.20 43.10 31.80 42.10 31.00
2010 202 8267 1087.76 94.40 62.50 40.20 61.50 39.30
2011 202 7145 1122.31 81.60 64.40 45.40 63.40 44.40
2012 202 8342 1243.34 95.00 71.10 49.90 70.10 49.00
2013 202 8477 1556.25 96.80 88.90 55.80 88.00 54.80
2014 202 7768 1398.93 88.70 80.00 58.90 79.10 58.00
2015 202 8551 1821.94 97.60 97.60 63.40 103.00 63.20
2016 202 4996 1008.42 56.90 54.90 62.50 56.80 62.50
2017 202 8712 1692.70 99.40 96.60 65.70 95.70 65.60
2018 202 7966 1542.62 90.90 88.20 67.60 87.20 67.40
2019 202 7935 1572.91 90.60 89.70 69.40 88.90 69.10
2020 202 7816 1562.14 89.00 88.80 70.80 88.00 70.50
2021 202 8179 1741.94 93.40 93.30 72.30 98.40 72.40
2022 202 8760 1875.28 100.00 100.00 74.10 106.00 74.60
2023 202 8090 1722.86 92.40 92.40 75.20 97.40 75.90

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in India

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