Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation two new Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) with a cumulative capacity of 1,400 megawatt at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Surat district and inaugurate or lay the foundation stone of multiple projects during his day-long visit to Gujarat on Thursday, officials said on Wednesday.
The new Unit 3 and Unit 4 at KAPS, each having capacity to produce 700 MW of electricity, were built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) at a cost of over Rs 22,500 crore and they are the largest indigenous PHWRs in the country, said a PIB release.
