NPCI is building two 700MW pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR), including Units 3 and 4 at Kakrapar, where there are two 220MW power plants. Officials say that in July, the fourth unit recorded 97.56% progress.

Wonder why they’re building these instead of thermal coal plants

    • AggressivelyPassive
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      61 year ago

      Distributing solar cells and batteries in rural areas would probably be cheaper and help more people.

      • @Zippy
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        131 year ago

        From a guy that installed a 5kw system on my house in Mexico, Solar non base load systems are so inconsistent that they are a poor choice if you want to really help people. You need base load power generation otherwise you will have very unstable power grids.

      • @[email protected]
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        111 year ago

        It took India 16 years from planning to operation. So it will not only be cheaper, but a lot faster as well.