The Central government has accorded in principle approval for five new sites for setting up the nuclear power plants in near future
IndiGlobal Bureau
The Central government is taking steps to set up five more nuclear power plants for augmenting production of clean energy in the country. India plans to build more nuclear power plants to increase the production of clean energy, the government said on Wednesday.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh said, in addition to the eleven (11) reactors (8700 MW) under construction, the government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for construction of ten (10) indigenous 700 MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) to be set up in fleet mode.
The government has also accorded in principle approval for five new sites for setting up nuclear power plants in the future.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, the tariffs of electricity generated by nuclear power are comparable to those of contemporary conventional base load generators like thermal power. The present installed nuclear power capacity comprises of 22 reactors with a total capacity of 6780 MW. In addition, one reactor, KAPP-3 (700 MW) has also been connected to the grid.