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 Wednesday, 18 September 2002
First Criticality Tuesday, 24 November 2009
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Commercial Operation Thursday, 4 February 2010

Specifications

Capacity Net 202 MWe
Capacity Gross 220 MWe
Thermal Capacity 801 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 (%)
2009 202 1 0.20 - - - - -
2010 202 7158 1406.17 89.30 85.70 85.70 86.80 86.80
2011 202 8325 1741.80 95.00 94.90 90.50 98.40 92.90
2012 202 7590 1587.81 86.40 87.50 89.50 89.50 91.70
2013 202 8760 1842.26 100.00 100.00 92.20 104.10 94.90
2014 202 7329 1508.24 83.70 83.80 90.50 85.20 92.90
2015 202 8429 1703.88 96.20 96.30 91.40 96.30 93.50
2016 202 7643 1530.66 87.00 87.10 90.80 86.30 92.40
2017 202 8760 1820.58 100.00 100.00 92.00 102.90 93.80
2018 202 7654 1561.42 87.40 87.50 91.50 88.20 93.10
2019 202 8087 1684.90 92.30 92.40 91.60 95.20 93.40
2020 202 8159 1665.65 92.90 93.00 91.70 93.90 93.40
2021 202 6610 1335.29 75.50 75.10 90.30 75.50 91.90
2022 202 8293 1665.99 94.70 93.70 90.60 94.20 92.10
2023 202 7691 1601.27 87.80 87.60 90.40 90.50 92.00

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in India

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