Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model VVER V-412
Owner Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd
Operator Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 31 March 2002
First Criticality Saturday, 13 July 2013
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Commercial Operation Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Specifications

Capacity Net 932 MWe
Capacity Gross 1000 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3000 MWt
Design Net Capacity 917 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 (%)
2013 917 661 0.29 - - - - -
2014 917 4212 2542.23 - - - - -
2015 917 3993 3212.83 45.60 39.70 39.70 40.00 40.00
2016 932 6828 5823.01 77.70 71.20 55.60 71.10 55.70
2017 932 3937 2889.26 44.90 36.50 49.20 35.40 48.90
2018 932 4997 4372.96 57.00 53.60 50.30 53.60 50.10
2019 932 5349 4847.99 61.10 59.50 52.20 59.40 51.90
2020 932 6369 4968.80 72.50 60.50 53.60 60.70 53.40
2021 932 6982 6475.11 79.70 78.10 57.10 79.30 57.10
2022 932 7228 6572.07 82.50 79.70 59.90 80.50 60.00
2023 932 8141 7584.74 92.90 91.80 63.40 92.90 63.70

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in India

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