Current state
| Status | Under construction |
| Design | VVER-1000 (PWR) |
| Net capacity | 917 MWe |
| Country | India |
| Vendor | Rosatom |
| Owner / operator | NPCIL |
| Construction start | 2017-10-23 |
| Original COD target | — |
| Current COD estimate | 2027 |
| Schedule slippage | — |
Notes
Rosatom CEO Likhachev (2026-09-14, single source): unit-3 physical startup spring 2027, unit-4 commissioning ops begin end-2027, units 5&6 in 2028-29 — corroborates current COD estimate 2027, not asserted. TVEL fuel milestone needs TVEL-release confirmation for high confidence.
Milestone log
- 2017-10-23 — Construction start (first concrete) (source)
- 2026-06-16 — Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2027 (source)
- 2026-06-12 — TVEL completes manufacture of the initial fuel load for unit 4 at Elektrostal MSZ; accepted by NPCIL (unit-3 fuel delivered Dec 2025; Phase 2 construction progress exceeds 80%) (source)
The milestone log is append-only: corrections are recorded as new entries, never rewrites. Full history via /api/v1/changes.