<p>India's nuclear power capacity will rise from 4,780 MW now to 10,080 MW by 2017, parliament was informed Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office V. Narayanasamy said this in the Lok Sabha.<br />He said in 2011, the share of nuclear power generation was three percent of the total electricity production in India.<br /><br />He said the 2017 target would be met with the progressive completion of four ongoing projects of 5,300 MW capacity.<br /><br />He said the 12th Five Year Plan proposals envisaged start of work on 19 new nuclear power reactors with a total capacity of 17,400 MW.<br /></p>
<p>India's nuclear power capacity will rise from 4,780 MW now to 10,080 MW by 2017, parliament was informed Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office V. Narayanasamy said this in the Lok Sabha.<br />He said in 2011, the share of nuclear power generation was three percent of the total electricity production in India.<br /><br />He said the 2017 target would be met with the progressive completion of four ongoing projects of 5,300 MW capacity.<br /><br />He said the 12th Five Year Plan proposals envisaged start of work on 19 new nuclear power reactors with a total capacity of 17,400 MW.<br /></p>