Nalco, state-owned aluminium major is likely to set up another nuclear power plant, in collaboration with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) after Kakarapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat.
Both the company’s are already executing unit 3 and 4 of Kakarapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat of 700 MW capacity each, which requires a total investment of about Rs 12,000 crore. The company is looking at three options to set up the plant at West Bengal, Odisha and Rajasthan. It is planning at 1,500 MW atomic power project with 49%stake.