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Power giant NTPC plans nuclear expansion as India chases climate goals

The state-run company aims to install 20 to 30 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2040

NPC signs agreement with French utility EDF for 6 ERP reactors in Jaitapur

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NTPC has an overall power fleet of 70 gigawatts, of which more than 80% is coal-fired.

Rajesh Kumar Singh and Will Kennedy | Bloomberg

3 min read Last Updated : Dec 08 2022 | 11:50 AM IST

NTPC Ltd., India’s top power producer, is planning to build a massive nuclear fleet that’ll aid the nation’s push to shift away from coal and curb emissions to hit net-zero by 2070.

The state-run company aims to install 20 to 30 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2040, according to a person familiar with the plans, who requested anonymity to discuss the private proposals and said the target remains tentative. India currently has 22 operational reactors with about 6.8 gigawatts of capacity.

New Delhi-based NTPC is considering deploying small-scale modular reactors, known as SMRs, as part of the strategy, according to

Topics : Climate Change NTPC Nuclear power in India Emissions Power generation Companies

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