The Kakrapar-3 nuclear power plant in Gujarat state, western India, will begin commercial operation by the end of the year, atomic energy minister Jitendra Singh said in a written supply to the Lok Sabha, the country’s lower house of parliament.
Mr Singh said the schedule for the plant – the country’s first indigenous 630 MW net (700 MW gross) pressurised heavy water reactor unit – was dependent on obtaining regulatory approvals.
Kakrapar-3, owned and operated by state nuclear company Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL), was connected to the grid in January 2021.
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