India’s first domestically developed 700 MW nuclear power reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) in Gujarat commenced commercial operations on 30 June, 2023.
KAPP-3 is a first-of-its-kind indigenous 700 MWe pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) — designed by Indian scientists and engineers, its components and equipment manufactured by Indian industry, and the construction and erection undertaken by Indian contractors, as tweeted by the Department of Atomic Energy.
