Mumbai, India-based engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) won a $124 million contract from state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL), to supply steam generators and end shields for its 700 MWe Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors. Commenting on the order, Shailendra Roy, director of Power, Heavy Engineering...
Russia to Build Two New Nuclear Power Plants in India
India and Russia signed the General Framework Agreement and Credit protocol for Units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd., and Russia’s Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of Rosatom, will build the reactors. Each of the two...
Westinghouse Nuclear Project in India Still Alive
The bankruptcy filing at Westinghouse Nuclear threatened to scuttle the multi-billion-dollar reactor deal made by former U.S. President Barack Obama and India's Prime Minister Modi during the Washington summit last June, , Westinghouse CEO Jose Gutierrez was in India for talks with state-run National Power Corp of India Ltd and...
India's Nuclear Power Corporation Appoints New CEO
Distinguished scientist S. K. Sharma has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) for a five year term. On assuming charge, Sharma said that safety in all aspects of the nuclear power plants in India will continue to be his highest priority....
Westinghouse to Build Six Nuclear Power Plants in India
At a meeting at the White House between President Obama and Prime Minister Modi of India it was announced that Pennsylvania-based Westinghouse Electric Corporation and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd., will begin engineering and site design work immediately for six AP1000 reactors in India which will be operational...
Four U.S. Companies Make Big Moves in India
During Prime Minister Modi’s recent visit to the U.S. to address the joint meeting of members of Congress, several U.S. businesses announced investments into the Indian market, reports Huffington Post. Star India, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, announced it will invest an additional $5 billion in the country over...