Manohar Lal reviews Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power project; Unit-1 criticality targeted by June 2030
On 14 June 2025 in Haryana, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal visited the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) to review its progress.
Summary
Manohar Lal, Union Minister for Power, visited the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) on 14 June 2025 to review the nuclear power project being built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) under the Department of Atomic Energy. The project has four 700 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs), and 50% of its electricity will be allocated to Haryana. For Unit-1, first pour of concrete is targeted by October 2025, first criticality by June 2030 and commercial operation by March 2031; Unit-2 will follow six months later. NPCIL has spent ₹75 crore on CSR activities around the project.
Key facts
- Project
- GHAVP, Haryana; NPCIL under DAE
- Reactors
- 4 × 700 MWe PHWRs
- Haryana's share
- 50% of electricity
- Unit-1 targets
- First pour of concrete Oct 2025; criticality June 2030; commercial operation March 2031
- Unit-2
- Six months after Unit-1
- CSR
- ₹75 crore spent
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What reactor configuration is planned at the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana reviewed on 14 June 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 4 × 700 MWe PHWRs
PIB (Power): the project involves setting up 4 × 700 MWe PHWRs (Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors).
What share of the electricity from GHAVP will be allocated to Haryana once completed?
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Correct answer: B — 50%
PIB (Power): once completed, 50% of the electricity generated will be allocated to the state of Haryana.
Consider the following statements about GHAVP as reviewed on 14 June 2025: 1. It is being implemented by NPCIL under the Department of Atomic Energy. 2. First criticality of Unit-1 is targeted by June 2030. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (Power): the project is implemented by NPCIL under DAE, and Unit-1 first criticality is targeted by June 2030. So both 1 and 2 are correct.