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Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project9,900 MW Nuclear

NuclearVerified: Feb 2026

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.

Capacity
9,900 MW

9.90 GW

Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
Nuclear Power Corporation of India
Location
16.5833°, 73.3250°

India, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Nuclear fleet average: 38.1 years

Operator portfolio

Nuclear Power Corporation of India operates 9 plants totalling 16,840 MW

Regional density

9 plants within 100 km, 1,460 MW combined

Nearest plant: EMCO Sonurle Wind Farm (69.6 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: 16.583333, 73.325000
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Carbon Footprint

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

IndiaEnergy Profile

1,805
Total Plants
513.9 GW
Total Capacity
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