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MUMBAI: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd will set up its second nuclear power plant in Maharashtra over the next five years.

Located at Jaitapur, Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, the plant will generate 6,000-8,000 MW of electricity.

The decision to step up the plant was taken on Tuesday at a meeting held by the Chief Secretary, Maharashtra, Mr R.M. Premkumar, and the Managing Director, Nuclear Power Corp, Mr S.K. Agarwal.

Briefing media-persons here on Wednesday, Mr Premkumar said the project was still in its preliminary stages.

"It will take six months to complete the initial survey and about five years for setting up the project," Mr Premkumar said.

The project will set up over 1,000 hectares of land while its residential quarters will require another 250 hectares, he said.

The State Energy Secretary will be the nodal officer for implementing the project.

The Tarapur plant in Thane, set up in 1969, is the only nuclear power plant in the State now, generating 320 MW from two of its units.

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