India's federal power minister Manohar Lal has urged states distant from coal resources to consider establishing nuclear power plants, particularly at sites where coal-based thermal plants have reached the end of their operational life. This initiative aligns with India's ambitious clean energy goals and its commitment to achieve net-zero carbon...
India Expands Nuclear Power Capacity
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has achieved a significant milestone with the full operation of unit 4 at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS), reaching its maximum capacity of 700 megawatts (MW). This achievement marks the second domestically built nuclear reactor in India to attain full capacity,...
India Allows Private Investment in Nuclear Energy
India's nuclear energy sector is set for significant changes, as announced in the recent budget speech by the country's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Sitharaman said, "Our government will partner with the private sector for setting up Bharat Small Reactors (BSR), research and development of Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR), and...
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...
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'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...