Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project— 9,900 MW Nuclear
The Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project is a proposed nuclear power station planned for the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India. The project envisages six EPR reactors totalling about 9,900 MW, which would make it one of the largest nuclear stations in the world if built. Construction has not begun, and the figure shown reflects the announced planned capacity rather than operating capacity.
9.90 GW
16 years old
India, Asia
- 1. largest of 1,805 plants in India
- #10 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1 of 514 Nuclear plants worldwide
- 1.93% of the installed capacity of India
16 years in operation
Nuclear fleet average: 38.1 years
Nuclear Power Corporation of India operates 9 plants totalling 16,840 MW
9 plants within 100 km, 1,460 MW combined
Source: Wikidata
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project is a nuclear power plant producing approximately 73715 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~12 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Nuclear
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
India- Continent
- Asia
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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