On Thursday (August 31), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed India’s first indigenously produced 700MW nuclear power plant, the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) in the western state of Gujarat, on its full operational capability.
Modi said on ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter: “India achieves another milestone. The first largest indigenous 700 MWe Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 in Gujarat starts operations at full capacity. Congratulations to our scientists and engineers.”
The reactor at the power facility began commercial operations on June 30, but has only been functioning at 90% of its capacity so far.
According to officials, numerous commissioning procedures were underway at KAPP 4, which had made 97.56 percent progress by July.
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The NPCIL intends to construct 16 700 MW PHWRs across the country and has approved financial and administrative support for the project.
Construction of 700 MW nuclear power stations is now underway in Rajasthan (RAPS 7 and 8) and Haryana (GHAVP 1 and 2).
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also congratulated all those who were involved in the project. “India’s power acquires a new dimension today as our largest indigenous 700 MWe Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 in Gujarat starts operations at full capacity. It is a firm step towards attaining PM @narendramodi Ji’s vision of self-sufficiency in power production. My heartfelt congratulations to the scientists and engineers involved in the project,” Shah wrote on X.
