Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has conveyed that the Government has accorded ‘in principle’ approval of five sites for locating 28 nuclear power reactors with a total capacity of about 32000 MW.
In addition, there are presently nine reactors under construction with a total capacity of 6700 MW. The Government has also recently accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for twelve reactors with a total capacity of 9000 MW.
The details are as follows:
Presently, following nuclear power projects are under various stages of construction:
| Project | Location & State | Capacity(MW) |
| KAPP-3&4 | Kakrapar, Gujarat | 2 x 700 |
| RAPP-7&8 | Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | 2 x 700 |
| KKNPP– 3&4 | Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | 2 x 1000 |
| PFBR | Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu | 500 |
| GHAVP-1&2 | Gorakhpur, Haryana | 2 x 700 |
In addition, following nuclear power projects have been accorded financial sanction and administrative approval by the Government:
| Project | Location & State | Capacity(MW) |
| Projects Accorded Administrative Approval & Financial Sanction | ||
| GHAVP-3&4 | Gorakhpur, Haryana | 2 x 700 |
| Kaiga-5&6 | Kaiga, Karnataka | 2 x 700 |
| Chutka-1&2 | Chutka, Madhya Pradesh | 2 x 700 |
| Mahi Banswara-1 to 4 | Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan | 4 x 700 |
| KKNPP-5&6 | Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | 2 x 1000 |
The Government has also accorded ‘In principle’ approval of the following sites for setting up nuclear power plants in future.
| Sites Accorded ‘In-Principle’ Approval | ||
| Bhimpur, Units-1 to 4 | Bhimpur, Madhya Pradesh | 4 x 700 |
| Jaitapur, Units-1 to 6 | Jaitapur, Maharashtra | 6 x 1650 |
| Kovvada, Units-1 to 6 | Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh | 6 x 1208 |
| Chhaya Mithi Virdi, Units-1 to 6 | Chhaya Mithi Virdi, Gujarat | 6 x 1000* |
| Haripur, Units-1 to 6 | Haripur, West Bengal | 6 x 1000* |
*Nominal Capacity
On completion of the projects presently under construction and accorded financial sanction, the installed nuclear power capacity is expected to reach 10080 MW by 2020 and over 20000 MW by 2031.