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...
France, India, Strengthen Bilateral Strategic Partnership
Celebrating twenty years of their strategic partnership, India and France vowed to strengthen their bilateral strategic partnership through: Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region Training and joint exercises in defense Strengthening relations in the space sector Investment in urban development and the digital economy Exchange of 10,000 students by 2020 Bilateral...
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...
GE and EDF to Set Up Six EPRs in India
GE and French Electricite De France (EDF) signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the planned construction of six EPR reactors at the Jaitapur site in Maharashtra, India. The EPR -- European Pressurized Reactor or Evolutionary Power Reactor -- is a third generation nuclear reactor developed by the French companies Areva...