The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) and the Indian utility National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) have signed a joint venture agreement to develop 4.2 GW of nuclear power capacity in two Indian states.
Th two companies will together build the 1.4 GW Chutka nuclear plant project in Madhya Pradesh (comprised of two 700 MW Pressurized Heavy-Water Reactors, or PHWRs) and the 2.8 GW Mahi Banswara nuclear power project in Rajasthan (comprised of four 700 MW 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. In December 2022, the Indian government approved five new sites and gave the financial authorisation to build 10 new 700 MW PHWRs.
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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