The Indian governments has announced that the remaining four units of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (1 GW each) will be completed by 2027. The nuclear plant, located in the south of India’s Tamil Nadu state, already has two operational 1 GW units (KKNPP-1 and 2) and will reach a total capacity of 6 GW once units 3 through 6 are completed. It is operated by Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL).
Power generated by nuclear power plants, including Kudankulam plant, is allocated by the Indian Power Ministry to various beneficiary states and Union territories in the region. The state of Kerala, neighbouring Tamil Nadu, has a firm allocation of 266 MW from the Kudankulam nuclear plant units 1 and 2 apart from the unallocated quota.
Earlier in December 2022, the Indian government approved five new sites and gave the financial authorisation to build 10 new 700 MW pressurized heavy water nuclear reactors (PHWRs). In November 2022, India submitted its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in which the country plans to increase its nuclear capacity threefold by 2032.
At the end of 2021, India had 22 operational reactors totalling 6.8 GW of installed nuclear capacity (less than 2% of the country’s total installed capacity). A 700 MW KAPP-3 reactor was also connected to the grid in May 2022.
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