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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Planned nuclear power plant near Banswara, Rajasthan}}<br />
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{{Infobox power station <br />
| name = Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant (MBRAPP)<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|23|31|46|N|74|35|26|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<ref name="MB-coord"/><br />
| country = India<br />
| location = Banswara, [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| status = <br />
| construction_began = Late 2025 (planned)<br />
| commissioned = <br />
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| cost = {{INRConvert|50000|c||lk=on|year=2023}}<br />
| owner = ASHVINI JV - Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam ([[Nuclear Power Corporation of India|NPCIL]] - 51% and [[National Thermal Power Corporation|NTPC]] - 49%)<br />
| operator = ASHVINI<br />
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| ps_units_planned = 4 x 700 MW<br />
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| np_reactor_type = [[IPHWR-700]]<br />
| np_reactor_supplier = [[NPCIL]]/[[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre|BARC]]<br />
| ps_cooling_source = [[Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam]], [[Mahi River]]<br />
| ps_units_manu_model = <br />
| ps_electrical_capacity = 2800 MW<br />
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The '''Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant (MBRAPP)''' is a planned [[nuclear power plant]] to be built on a {{convert|1366.49|acre|ha}} area, near [[Banswara district]] of [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="PIB-150318">{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=177519|title=Proposal for Nuclear Power Plants in States |work=PIB| date=2018-03-15}}</ref><ref name="MB-coord">{{cite web|url=https://forestsclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Addinfo/0_0_12112121312181Annexure-1PR.pdf|title=Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project|date=2016-02-12}}</ref><br />
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The project will have an installed capacity of 2800 [[Megawatt]]s (MW). On 9 May 2025, the [[Atomic Energy Regulatory Board]] gave permission for the project.<br />
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Prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] laid the foundation stone for the plant on September the 25th, 2025 during his visit to Rajasthan. The first unit will commence construction soon thereafter and is expected to be operational in six and a half years according to sources.<br />
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==History==<br />
Nestled in the tribal areas of [[Rajasthan]], the Mahi Banswara project aims to kick start the region by providing jobs and investment opportunity and alleviating the power shortage in the state. The plant construction was scheduled for 2024 and will be jointly developed by NTPC and NPCIL. Along with [[Chutka Nuclear Power Plant]], NTPC aims to generate 3500 MW of electricity from nuclear sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rajasthan.ndtv.in/rajasthan-news/rajasthan-power-supply-lelectricity-crisis-banswara-nuclear-power-plant-first-reactor-january-2024-4361644|title=बांसवाड़ा परमाणु बिजलीघर में दूर होगा का बिजली संकट, जनवरी 2024 में शुरू होगा पहला रिएक्टर|work=NDTV|language=Hindi|date=2023-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/ntpc-eyes-3-5-gw-n-power-by-2030-in-talks-for-smrs-11681837818650.html|title=NTPC eyes 3.5 GW n-power by 2030, in talks for SMRs|work=Live Mint|date=2023-04-18}}</ref><br />
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On 9 May 2025 the [[Atomic Energy Regulatory Board]] of India published siting consent for the proposed plant.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aerb.gov.in/storage/uploads/News/news2z80M.pdf |title=Consent for Siting of Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (MBRAPP - 1 to 4) |date=9 May 2025 | publisher=[[Atomic Energy Regulatory Board]] of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250521144432/https://aerb.gov.in/storage/uploads/News/news2z80M.pdf |archive-date=21 May 2025 |access-date=21 May 2025}}</ref><br />
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On 25th September 2025, [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] laid the foundation stone at the site, during his visit to Banswara district of Rajasthan. All the clearances have been granted, and the construction is expected to begin in late 2025.<br />
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==Design and specification==<br />
The proposed 700 MW [[IPHWR-700]] [[Nuclear reactor|reactors]] are indigenous and similar to the ones in operation at [[Kakrapar Atomic Power Station]] (KAPP-3 &4) and Rajasthan unit 8 and the unit currently under construction in [[Rajasthan Atomic Power Station]] (RAPP-8).<br />
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==Cost and economics==<br />
The plant is jointly built by the [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India]] and [[NTPC Limited|National Thermal Power Corporation Limited]], the project is estimated to cost {{INRConvert|50000|c||lk=on|year=2023}}. The project is a part of the fleet mode reactor program of the Government of India under which 10 indigenous [[IPHWR-700]] reactors are being built and the goal of 100 GWe nuclear capacity till 2047. The construction is to be started in 2025 and planned to be competed within 4-5 year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/power/india-to-get-7000-mw-from-nuclear-power-by-2031-as-govt-grants-bulk-approval-to-reactors-10371401.html|title=India to get 7,000 MW from nuclear power by 2031 as govt grants bulk approval to reactors|work=Moneycontrol|date=6 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1913854|work=PIB|title= The Government today informed that it has given bulk approval for the installation of ten nuclear reactors. |date=5 April 2023}}</reF><br />
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== Units ==<br />
{{mw-datatable}}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable"<br />
! rowspan="2" |Phase<br />
! rowspan="2" |Unit<br/>No.<br />
! colspan="2" |Reactor<br />
! rowspan="2" |Status<br />
! colspan="2" |Capacity in MWe<br />
! rowspan="2" |Construction start<br />
! rowspan="2" |First [[Criticality (status)|criticality]]<br />
! rowspan="2" |Grid Connection<br />
! rowspan="2" |Commercial operation<br />
! rowspan="2" |Closure<br />
! rowspan="2" |Notes<br />
|-<br />
! Type ||Model ||Net ||Gross<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="4" |I<br />
|1<br />
| [[Pressurized heavy-water reactor|PHWR]] || [[IPHWR-700]]<br />
| {{Planned}}<br />
|630<br />
|700<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|align="center" | 2031 (Planned)<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|[[Pressurized heavy-water reactor|PHWR]] || IPHWR-700<br />
|{{Planned}}<br />
|630<br />
|700<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|[[Pressurized heavy-water reactor|PHWR]] || IPHWR-700<br />
|{{Planned}}<br />
|630<br />
|700<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Pressurized heavy-water reactor|PHWR]] || IPHWR-700<br />
|{{Planned}}<br />
|630<br />
|700<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|{{N/A}}<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[IPHWR-700]]<br />
* [[Nuclear power in India]]<br />
{{Portal|India|Nuclear technology|Energy}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Nuclear power in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Proposed nuclear power stations]]<br />
[[Category:Proposed power stations in India]]<br />
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