The Government of India has proposed the Sustainable Harnessing of Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, opening the nuclear energy sector to private investment for the first time. The bill will being debated in Parliament. The opposition Congress party is expected to back the move, having supported...
India to Connect Its Second 700 MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor to the Grid
India's state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL) will soon connect a second homemade 700MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat, to the grid. This follows the Power Station's first 700 MW reactor going online in July 2022 and generating over 3,100 million units of...
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...
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...
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...