R.A.P.S. is a 1,080 MW nuclear power station in Rajasthan, India. Based on reported annual generation of 7,195 GWh, it can supply roughly 2.1 million homes. It ranks #365 of 2,225 India power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2000, it is around 26 years old — long-established. 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 IND0000350.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,080 MW, R.A.P.S. is below the median nuclear plant in India (1,840 MW). 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.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 76%, from 7,195 GWh of reported generation; the median for 6 nuclear plants in India that report generation is 73%
- Generation trend
- 6,945 GWh in 2014 and 7,195 GWh in 2018 (+4%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2017: 7,721 GWh; 2016: 6,685 GWh
- Share of India nuclear capacity
- 2.4% of 44,940 MW across 17 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 5 of 13 dated nuclear plants in India are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This nuclear plant uses heat from nuclear fission to raise steam for a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 24.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 99% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 13/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #12 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
- DAE RAJASTHAN · Nuclear · 100 MW · Rajasthan
- R.P.SAGAR · Hydro · 172 MW · Rajasthan
- J.SAGAR · Hydro · 99 MW · Rajasthan
- GANDHI SAGAR · Hydro · 115 MW · Rajasthan
- MANGLAM CEMENT · Coal · 25 MW · Rajasthan
- KOTA · Coal · 1,240 MW · Rajasthan
Location
Coordinates 24.8747, 75.6189 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is R.A.P.S.?
R.A.P.S. is a 1,080 MW nuclear power plant in Rajasthan, India, commissioned in 2000.
How much electricity does R.A.P.S. generate?
R.A.P.S. generates about 7,195 GWh of electricity per year.