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 Friday, 10 May 2002
First Criticality Saturday, 27 November 2010
First Grid Connection Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Commercial Operation Thursday, 20 January 2011

Specifications

Capacity Net 202 MWe
Capacity Gross 220 MWe
Thermal Capacity 800 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 (%)
2011 202 7720 1166.35 92.60 71.70 71.70 70.50 70.50
2012 202 8585 1180.55 97.70 67.50 69.50 66.50 68.40
2013 202 6706 1187.63 76.60 67.70 68.90 67.10 68.00
2014 202 7411 1465.78 84.60 83.20 72.50 82.80 71.80
2015 202 7770 1662.23 88.70 88.80 75.80 93.90 76.30
2016 202 8618 1847.31 98.10 98.10 79.60 104.10 81.00
2017 202 7896 1682.54 90.10 90.20 81.20 95.10 83.00
2018 202 8415 1799.01 96.10 96.10 83.00 101.70 85.40
2019 202 8494 1813.17 97.00 97.00 84.60 102.50 87.30
2020 202 7637 1619.09 86.90 87.10 84.80 91.20 87.70
2021 202 8609 1830.05 98.30 98.30 86.10 103.40 89.10
2022 202 7829 1670.85 89.40 89.40 86.40 94.40 89.60
2023 202 8413 1811.38 96.00 96.10 87.10 102.40 90.60

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in India

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