NTPC, India's state-run power utility, and EDF, the French electricity company, have formed an fifty-fifty joint venture to develop, own, and operate clean-energy projects in India. NTPC and EDF Power Solutions India, a wholly owned Indian arm of EDF, signed the venture on September 25. It will pursue pumped-storage projects,...
India Opens Nuclear Sector to French Participation
India and France reaffirmed their commitment to expanding civil nuclear cooperation. The announcement follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to France, where he met President Emmanuel Macron to review progress across key bilateral initiatives, including nuclear energy collaboration. During the visit, both leaders welcomed the transformative impact of India’s...
India’s SHANTI Act is Reshaping the Private Energy Landscape
India’s energy landscape is undergoing a shift, signaled not by a loud proclamation, but by the quiet filing of corporate documents. Adani Power based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, has officially entered the nuclear sector, establishing Adani Atomic Energy Ltd (AAEL) as a wholly-owned subsidiary. AAEL's primary business will consist of generating,...
EDF of France Proposes 6 Nuclear Reactors at Jaitapur
Électricité de France, or EDF and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) will build six EPRs, also known as European Pressurized Reactor, or Evolutionary Power Reactor, at Jaitapur in India's western state of Maharashtra. The project will engage the complementary skills of EDF and NPCIL, and aims to build...
90 percent of New Nuclear Energy Capacity will arise in India, China
According to the International Energy Agency, nuclear power production will grow by 46 percent by 2040 — and more than 90 percent of the net increase will come from India and China which are among the top consumers of energy in the world. Agneta Rising, the director general of the...
India's Plans to Install 21 Nuclear Plants by 2030
Speaking at the 62nd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) hosted by Austria on September 19, the outgoing Atomic Energy Department Secretary Dr. Sekhar Basu recounted India's progress in the nuclear energy sector. Key highlights of Basu's speech: Basu said, "During the last general conference we talked about...