The Kakrapar-3 nuclear power plant in Gujarat state, western India, has begun commercial operation, press reports said.
According to reports citing a “senior official” at the power plant, Kakrapar-3 was declared in commercial operation on 30 June at 10:00 local time and was operating at 90% power.
Kakrapar-3 is the country’s first indigenous 700 MW (gross) pressurised heavy water reactor unit (PHWR).
The plant, owned and operated by state nuclear company Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd, was connected to the grid in January 2021. Construction began in 2010.