On the first day of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s official visit to Great Britain in November, Prime Minister David Cameron signed a civil nuclear agreement with its former colony, reaffirming the importance of addressing climate change and promoting “secure, affordable and sustainable supplies of energy”.
The U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said the “comprehensive package” of collaboration on energy and climate change was aimed to support [India’s] economic growth, energy security and energy access. The package encompassed $4.9 billion of commercial agreements, joint research programs and initiatives to share technical, scientific, and financial and policy expertise. DECC said this will encourage the research, development and eventual deployment of clean technology, renewables, gas and nuclear power, reports World Nuclear News.
The U.K.-India nuclear pact, sealed five years after declaration, will now enable industrial collaboration between the two countries including sharing of views as U.S. uclear major Westinghouse is planning nuclear power plants in both Britain and Gujarat. India now has civil nuclear cooperation agreements with four out of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council says Business Insider.
