One of India's top hospitals is the Tata Memorial Center (TMC), among the largest cancer treatment facilities in the world. My colleagues have visit their headquarters in Mumbai on behalf of Amritt clients. TMC, sponsored by the state-owned Department of Atomic Energy, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wipro...
Indian Government To Support Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
India's Minister for Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, has announced ambitious plans for nuclear energy development in the 2024-25 Federal Budget, signaling a major shift in the country's energy strategy. The government intends to collaborate with the private sector to research, develop, and deploy Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), in nuclear power generation....
India Seeks Private Investment in Nuclear Energy Sector
India is pursuing a new strategy to significantly boost its nuclear power generation capacity by inviting major private companies to invest up to $26 billion in the nuclear energy sector, according to Reuters. "This marks the first time the government is seeking private investment in nuclear power, a non-carbon emitting...
India to Allow Foreign Investment in Its Nuclear Power
As part of a push for cleaner energy, India's Federal Government is planning permit foreign investment in its civil nuclear power industry, and also allow greater participation by domestic private firms. These measures were recommended by a government panel, set up by think-tank Niti Aayog which is headed by Prime...
India’s Government Approves Installation of Ten Nuclear Reactors
India's minister for Atomic Energy, Dr. Jitendra Singh, announced in the Parliament that the government had approved the installation of ten nuclear reactors (Heavy Water Reactors of 700MW each) in five states across India: Karnataka, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh. The existing nuclear power plants of Kaiga, Chutka and Gorakhpur...
India to Set Up 21 New Nuclear Reactors by 2031
Currently, India has 22 power reactors in operation at seven plant sites with a combined capacity of 6,780 MWe. It now expects to bring 21 new nuclear power reactors with a combined generating capacity of 15,700 MWe into operation by 2031, Jitendra Singh, the country's minister of state for the...