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Kudankulam-6

VVER-1000 · 917 MWe · Under construction · commercial operation est. 2029

Current state

StatusUnder construction
DesignVVER-1000 (PWR)
Net capacity917 MWe
CountryIndia
VendorRosatom
Owner / operatorNPCIL
Construction start2021-12-20
Original COD target
Current COD estimate2029
Schedule slippage

Notes

Verified 2026-08-25 against the World Nuclear Association reactor database (under-construction report) and IAEA PRIS official reactor data; no new status, COD, or milestone change established.

Milestone log

  • 2021-12-20Construction start (first concrete) (source)
  • 2026-06-16Listed as under construction in the WNA world table, grid connection estimated 2029 (source)

The milestone log is append-only: corrections are recorded as new entries, never rewrites. Full history via /api/v1/changes.

Sources

  1. https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/summary/report?report=gen&status=Under%20Construction
  2. https://pris.iaea.org/pris/