Nuclear roadmap thoroughly reviewed in New Delhi
Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Minister of State, Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh have outlined several key directives to expedite progress of projects under the 100-GW Nuclear Energy Mission on 8 Aug https://www.commerce.gov.in/.
The directives included streamlining regulatory clearances, standardizing documentation, optimizing processing timelines, emphasizing generic proposals, synchronizing licenses, and investing in technical upgradation and capacity building https://www.conexpoconagg.com/.
During the meeting, held in New Delhi, a thorough review was conducted on the roadmap to increase India’s nuclear energy capacity from the current 8.8 GW to 22 GW by 2032, through the addition of 14 GW from various ongoing and upcoming projects https://www.globaltenders.com/.
Dr Jitendra Singh highlighted the government’s landmark initiative to open the nuclear sector for private sector participation, emphasizing its pivotal role in strengthening India’s energy security.
He also noted a strong and vibrant response from industries towards the Bharat Small Modular Reactor (SMR) program, leading to an extension of the Request for Proposal (RFP) submission deadline to 30th September 2025 to encourage wider participation https://ted.europa.eu/en/.
The outcomes of the 4th Consultative Committee meeting held in April were fast-tracked to ensure timely implementation.
Dr Jitendra Singh further stressed the government’s commitment to handholding and creating awareness among private sector players, many of whom were pleasantly surprised by the opening of the nuclear sector to private participation http://powermin.nic.in.
Minister Khattar reiterated the importance of adhering to timelines and accelerating projects as per the established roadmap https://dae.gov.in/.
Senior officials present at the meeting included Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) & Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); Pankaj Agrawal, Secretary, Power; Gurdeep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of NTPC Limited; Bhuwan Chandra Pathak, Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL); along with other senior officials from the Departments of Power and Atomic Energy. Fiinews.com
