Chutka nuclear power plant — India

Chutka nuclear power plant is a 1,400 MW nuclear power station in Madhya Pradesh, India. It ranks #192 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, nuclear supplies about 2.6% of India's electricity; the national grid averages 670 gCO₂/kWh (26.7% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_nuc_chutka_india.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM Global Nuclear Power Tracker September 2025 unit-status sum (pre-construction); fuel: GEM GNPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,400 MW, Chutka nuclear power plant is below the median nuclear plant in India (1,840 MW). Technically it is described as pressurized heavy water reactor. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Nuclear plants split uranium to raise steam with no direct CO₂; they run as steady baseload with very high capacity factors and the longest operating lifetimes of any thermal plant.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #10 largest nuclear power plant of 17 in India by capacity.

India has 17 nuclear power plants in this dataset, together about 44,940 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• SEIONI TPP · Coal · 600 MW · Madhya Pradesh
• NTPC Seoni power station · Coal · 600 MW · Madhya Pradesh
• BARGI · Hydro · 90 MW · Madhya Pradesh
• Mohgaon power station · Coal · 1,000 MW · Madhya Pradesh
• Jalpur WtE power station · Biomass · 11.5 MW · Madhya Pradesh
• Shahpura power station · Coal · 1,500 MW · Madhya Pradesh

Location

Coordinates 22.7701, 80.0933 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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