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 | Thursday, 1 February 1990 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Friday, 24 December 1999 |
| First Grid Connection | Friday, 10 March 2000 |
| Commercial Operation | Thursday, 1 June 2000 |
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 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 200 | 4794 | 893.76 | 77.60 | 76.40 | 76.40 | 77.60 | 77.60 |
| 2001 | 200 | 7317 | 1366.08 | 83.50 | 83.60 | 80.90 | 78.00 | 77.80 |
| 2002 | 202 | 6715 | 1317.95 | 76.70 | 75.50 | 78.80 | 74.50 | 76.50 |
| 2003 | 202 | 8285 | 1442.06 | 94.60 | 84.50 | 80.40 | 81.50 | 77.90 |
| 2004 | 202 | 7711 | 1260.33 | 87.80 | 72.30 | 78.60 | 71.00 | 76.40 |
| 2005 | 202 | 8581 | 1487.92 | 98.00 | 84.60 | 79.70 | 84.10 | 77.80 |
| 2006 | 202 | 7323 | 985.60 | 83.60 | 57.80 | 76.40 | 55.70 | 74.40 |
| 2007 | 202 | 7934 | 1043.01 | 90.60 | 61.10 | 74.40 | 58.90 | 72.40 |
| 2008 | 202 | 7707 | 952.90 | 87.70 | 61.80 | 72.90 | 53.70 | 70.20 |
| 2009 | 202 | 8338 | 1011.51 | 95.20 | 65.50 | 72.10 | 57.20 | 68.80 |
| 2010 | 202 | 7699 | 1282.09 | 87.90 | 74.20 | 72.30 | 72.40 | 69.20 |
| 2011 | 202 | 8307 | 1675.45 | 94.80 | 94.90 | 74.30 | 94.70 | 71.40 |
| 2012 | 202 | 7932 | 1581.04 | 90.30 | 90.20 | 75.50 | 89.10 | 72.80 |
| 2013 | 202 | 8603 | 1729.79 | 98.20 | 98.20 | 77.20 | 97.80 | 74.60 |
| 2014 | 202 | 7991 | 1563.28 | 91.20 | 89.50 | 78.00 | 88.40 | 75.60 |
| 2015 | 202 | 8431 | 1585.87 | 96.20 | 92.00 | 79.00 | 89.60 | 76.50 |
| 2016 | 202 | 7519 | 1345.94 | 85.60 | 83.00 | 79.20 | 75.80 | 76.40 |
| 2017 | 202 | 8758 | 1592.74 | 100.00 | 95.00 | 80.10 | 90.00 | 77.20 |
| 2018 | 202 | 7489 | 1335.05 | 85.50 | 79.90 | 80.10 | 75.40 | 77.10 |
| 2019 | 202 | 8514 | 1502.33 | 97.20 | 86.50 | 80.40 | 84.90 | 77.50 |
| 2020 | 202 | 8662 | 1397.32 | 98.60 | 86.20 | 80.70 | 78.80 | 77.60 |
| 2021 | 202 | 7362 | 1199.71 | 84.00 | 75.60 | 80.50 | 67.80 | 77.10 |
| 2022 | 202 | 7198 | 1197.78 | 82.20 | 74.80 | 80.20 | 67.70 | 76.70 |
| 2023 | 202 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 76.80 | 0.00 | 73.40 |