PM laid the foundation of the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (MBRAPP)

Posted 26 Sep 2025

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Article Summary

PM inaugurated the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, featuring four 700 MW reactors, as part of India's fleet mode initiative to expand nuclear capacity to 22,480 MW by 2032.

Map of India showing locations of major nuclear power plants: Narora, Rawatbhata, Kakrapar, Tarapur, Kaiga, Madras, and Kudankulam.

About MBRAPP Project

Location: Banswara, Rajasthan near the Mahi Dam on River Mahi.
Capacity: 4 x 700 MWe PHWR (4 nuclear power units of Indigenous PHWRs (Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors)).
It will be developed by Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam (ASHVINI), a joint venture between Nuclear Power Corporation India Limited (NPCIL) and National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC).
The project is part of India’s “fleet mode” initiative.
- Under this Initiative, ten identical 700 MW reactors are being built across India under uniform design and procurement plans.

Nuclear Power Capacity in India

India currently has 24 reactors across 7 power plants with installed nuclear energy capacity of 8180 MW (January 30, 2025).
- The government plans to increase this to 22,480 MW by 2031-32.
Nuclear power accounts for 3.61% of India’s total electricity generation in 2022-23, making it fifth-largest Non-fossil fuel source of electricity.
India is currently in the 1st stage of its three-stage Nuclear Power Programme (NPP).
- The 1st Stage is based onuranium fuelled PHWRs.
- The 2^nd Stage and 3^rd stage are based on Fast Breeder Reactors (FBRs) utilising plutonium-based fuel and Thorium, respectively.