Jaitapur nuclear power plant is a 10,380 MW nuclear power station in Maharashtra, India. It ranks #1 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_jaitapur_india.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
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 10,380 MW, Jaitapur nuclear power plant is well above the median nuclear plant in India (1,840 MW). Technically it is described as pressurized 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 #1 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
- Girye Ultra Mega Power Project · Coal · 4,000 MW · Maharashtra
- Devgad UMPP · Coal · 4,000 MW · Maharashtra
- Kolhapur Gaganbawda Biomass power station · Biomass · 20 MW · Maharashtra
- EMCO Sonurle Wind Farm · Wind · 9 MW · Maharashtra
- RADHANAGRI · Hydro · 4.8 MW · Maharashtra
- DUDH GANGA · Hydro · 24 MW · Maharashtra
Location
Coordinates 16.5997, 73.33001 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Jaitapur nuclear power plant?
Jaitapur nuclear power plant is a 10,380 MW nuclear power plant in Maharashtra, India.