OREANDA-NEWS. April 30, 2015. In July 2014, a target of tripling the then existing capacity of 4780 MW in the  next ten years (by 2024) was set. However, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has set for itself an ambitious target of reaching an installed generation capacity of 63000 MW by the year 2031-32.

A capacity of 1000 MW has already been added to the grid in December 2014 by start of commercial operation of Kudankulam Unit-1 taking the capacity to 5780 MW. The target of tripling of the capacity of 4780 MW  by 2024 is expected to be met, largely on progressive completion of projects under construction and the projects accorded financial sanction.

 The Government had also accorded ‘in principle’ approval of the following  sites for locating nuclear power projects in future, based on both indigenous technologies and with foreign co-operation:

Site

State

Capacity (MW)

In cooperation with

Indigenous Reactors

Gorakhpur,

Haryana

4 X 700

Indigenous

Chutka

Madhya Pradesh

2 X 700

Bhimpur

4 X 700

Kaiga

Karnataka

2 X 700

Mahi Banswara

Rajasthan

4 X 700

With Foreign Cooperation

Kudankulam

Tamil Nadu

 4 X 1000

Russian Federation

Jaitapur

Maharashtra

 6 X 1650

France

Chhaya Mithi Virdi

Gujarat

  6 X 1000*

USA

Kovvada

Andhra Pradesh

  6 X 1000*

USA

Haripur

West Bengal

 6 X 1000

Russian Federation

       *Nominal Capacity