NEW DELHI : Union Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Minister Incharge Atomic Energy Dr Jitendra Singh today jointly convened a high-level meeting to discuss the 100 GW Nuclear Energy strategies.
The meeting follows up on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious target of expanding India’s clean energy basket and reaffirming the country’s commitment to achieving Net Zero emissions.
During the meeting, 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.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, 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.The outcomes of the 4th Consultative Committee meeting held in April were fast-tracked to ensure timely implementation.
Power Minister Sh. Manohar Lal Khattar and Dr. Jitendra Singh outlined several key directives to expedite progress, including streamlining regulatory clearances, standardizing documentation, optimizing processing timelines, emphasizing generic proposals, synchronizing licenses, and investing in technical upgradation and capacity building.
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. The Power Minister reiterated the importance of adhering to timelines and accelerating projects as per the established roadmap.
Senior officials present at the meeting included Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) & Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); Shri Pankaj Agrawal, Secretary, Power; Shri Gurdeep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of NTPC Limited; Shri 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.
