Fatehabad, June 15 -- Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday stated that the Gorakhpur nuclear power plant, which received clearance in January 2014, is expected to have all four of its units operational by 2032, generating a total of 2800 megawatts (MW) of electricity.

Speaking to reporters in Fatehabad on Saturday, Khattar said, "Today I visited Gorakhpur's nuclear power plant for the first time. It got clearance in January 2014. Usually, a nuclear power plant takes 13 years to be set up but due to some reasons, two power plant units will be operational by 2031 and two more power plant units will be operational by 2032."

He further added, "All four together will produce 2800 MW of electricity. 50% of the electricity will go to H...