India’s Rajasthan-7 Nuclear Plant Reaches Full Power For First Time

Construction of indigenous PHWR began in 2011

India’s Rajasthan-7 Nuclear Plant Reaches Full Power For First Time
Rajasthan-7 is the third in a series of 16 indigenous PHWR units which India has said it wants to build. Image courtesy NPCIL.

Unit 7 at the Rajasthan nuclear power station in Rajasthan state, northern India, has reached its full rated power for the first time since grid connection in March 2025, state nuclear operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) said.

NPCIL said the 700-MW (gross) Rajasthan-7 achieved full power at 05:15 local time on 10 February after completing a round of testing.

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