♦ India’s nuclear power generation touched a new record in FY 2024-25, with NPCIL producing 56,681 million units of electricity. According to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), this is the highest annual output achieved so far and marks the first time NPCIL has crossed the 50 billion-unit mark in a financial year. The department said the generation helped avoid nearly 49 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.

♦ DAE said it continued work across key areas, including nuclear power production, capacity building, development of research reactors, and use of radiation technologies in health care, agriculture, and industry. The department also contributed to national security and strategic programmes.

New Projects and Reactor Milestones:

♦ Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the four-unit Mahi Banswara Nuclear Power Project in Rajasthan on 25 September 2025. The 700 MW reactors will be implemented by the NPCIL-NTPC joint venture, ASHVINI.

♦ Unit 7 of the Rawatbhata Atomic Power Project was connected to the Northern Grid and began commercial operations. The first two 700 MWe reactors at Kakrapar in Gujarat received regulatory clearance for full operation. NPCIL also recorded multiple long-duration operation runs, including Tarapur-3 and Kudankulam-2 exceeding one year of continuous operation.

♦ The Atomic Energy Commission approved pre-project activities for ten additional 700 MWe PHWRs, beyond the 22.5 GW nuclear capacity planned by 2032.