Construction of 700 MW units at Kaiga nuclear plant may begin in 2023
The construction of two 700 MW nuclear power units at Kaiga in north Karnataka is likely to start next year with the Department of Atomic Energy officials informing the lawmakers that Kaiga 5 and 6 may witness the “first pour of concrete” in 2023.
The two new units at Kaiga would mark the beginning of construction in ten 700 MW nuclear power units that were approved by the Union Cabinet in 2017 in a fleet mode.
Kaiga would be followed by first pour of concrete at Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana Units – 3 and 4 at Gorakhpur in Haryana and four such units at Mahi Banswara in Rajasthan in 2024 followed by two units at Chutka in Madhya Pradesh in 2025. All are 700 MW units – the biggest home made nuclear reactors.
