Nuclear power in India
Nuclear power is the fourth-largest source of electricity in India after thermal, hydroelectric and renewable sources of electricity. As of 2012, India has 20 nuclear reactors in operation in six nuclear power plants, generating 4,780 MW while seven other reactors are under construction and are expected to generate an additional 5,300 MW. In October 2010, India drew up "an ambitious plan to reach a nuclear power capacity of 63,000 MW in 2032", but, after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, "populations around proposed Indian NPP sites have launched protests, raising questions about atomic energy as a clean and safe alternative to fossil fuels". There have been mass protests against the French-backed 9900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in Maharashtra and the Russian-backed 2000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu. The state government of West Bengal state has also refused permission to a proposed 6000 MW facility near the town of Haripur that intended to host six Russian reactors.
Nuclear power plants
Currently, twenty nuclear power reactors produce 4,780.00 MW (2.9% of total installed base)
Nuclear power is the fourth-largest source of electricity in India after thermal, hydroelectric and renewable sources of electricity. As of 2012, India has 20 nuclear reactors in operation in six nuclear power plants, generating 4,780 MW while seven other reactors are under construction and are expected to generate an additional 5,300 MW. In October 2010, India drew up "an ambitious plan to reach a nuclear power capacity of 63,000 MW in 2032", but, after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, "populations around proposed Indian NPP sites have launched protests, raising questions about atomic energy as a clean and safe alternative to fossil fuels". There have been mass protests against the French-backed 9900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in Maharashtra and the Russian-backed 2000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu. The state government of West Bengal state has also refused permission to a proposed 6000 MW facility near the town of Haripur that intended to host six Russian reactors.
Nuclear power plants
Currently, twenty nuclear power reactors produce 4,780.00 MW (2.9% of total installed base)
| Power station | State |
| Kaiga | Karnataka |
| Kakrapar | Gujarat |
| Kalpakkam | Tamil Nadu |
| Narora | Uttar Pradesh |
| Rawatbhata Kota | Rajasthan |
| Tarapur | Maharashtra |
| Kudankulam | Tamil Nadu |
| The projects under construction are: | |
| Power station | State |
| Kalpakkam | Tamil Nadu |
| Kakrapar | Gujarat |
| Rawatbhata | Rajasthan |
HYDRO POWER PLANTS :
1. Tehri Dam: on Bhagirathi River, Uttarakhand with Installed capacity: 1,000 MW.
2. Bhakra nangal Dam: on Sutlej River, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh with In stalled capacity: 1325 MW.
3. Hirakud Dam: On Mahanadi River, Orissa with the Installed capacity: 307.5 MW.
4. Nagarjuna sagar Dam: on Krishna River, Andhra Pradesh with Installed capacity: 816 MW.
5. Sardar Sarovar Dam: on Narmada River, Gujarat with Installed capacity: 1,450 MW.WIND POWER PLANTS :
Muppandal wind farm - Tamilnadu
Vankusawade Wind Park - Maharashtra
Vankusawade Wind Park - Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh Wind Farm - Madhya pradesh
Kanjikode Wind Farm - KeralaTHERMAL POWER PLANTS :
Vindyachal power plant - Madhya pradesh
Talcher power plant - Orissa
Ramagundam power plant - Andhra pradesh
Korba power plant - Chhattisgarh
Dadri power plant - UP
Singrauli power plant - MP
Farakka power plant - West Bengal
1. Tehri Dam: on Bhagirathi River, Uttarakhand with Installed capacity: 1,000 MW. 2. Bhakra nangal Dam: on Sutlej River, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh with In stalled capacity: 1325 MW. 3. Hirakud Dam: On Mahanadi River, Orissa with the Installed capacity: 307.5 MW. 4. Nagarjuna sagar Dam: on Krishna River, Andhra Pradesh with Installed capacity: 816 MW. 5. Sardar Sarovar Dam: on Narmada River, Gujarat with Installed capacity: 1,450 MW.WIND POWER PLANTS : Muppandal wind farm - Tamilnadu Vankusawade Wind Park - Maharashtra Vankusawade Wind Park - Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Wind Farm - Madhya pradesh Kanjikode Wind Farm - KeralaTHERMAL POWER PLANTS : Vindyachal power plant - Madhya pradesh Talcher power plant - Orissa Ramagundam power plant - Andhra pradesh Korba power plant - Chhattisgarh Dadri power plant - UP Singrauli power plant - MP Farakka power plant - West Bengal
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