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Narendra Modi's nuclear power push gains traction as NTPC eyes new plants
A venture between NTPC Ltd. and India's monopoly nuclear developer is in advanced talks with the government to develop two 700-megawatt reactors in the central state of Madhya Pradesh
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Top Headlines: India's nuclear power push gains traction; Adani-NDTV deal
Gautam Adani's group said it will buy a majority stake in New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) as it looks to boost media investments as part of an ambitious expansion plan
From 2023, India to start building nuclear power plants in 'fleet mode'
With the first pour of concrete for a 700 MW atomic power plant in Karnataka's Kaiga scheduled in 2023, India is set to put in motion construction activities for 10 'fleet mode' nuclear reactors over the next three years. The first pour of concrete (FPC) signals the beginning of construction of nuclear power reactors from the pre-project stage which includes excavation activities at the project site. The FPC of Kaiga units 5&6 is expected in 2023; FPC of Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Praiyonjan units 3 & 4 and Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Projects units 1 to 4 is expected in 2024; and that of Chutka Madhya Pradesh Atomic Power Project units 1 & 2 in 2025, officials of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) told the Parliamentary panel on science and technology. The Centre had approved construction of 10 indigenously developed pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR) of 700 MW each in June 2017. The ten PHWRs will be built at a cost of Rs 1.05 lakh crore. It was for ...
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Nuclear Power Corp to spend Rs 18,000 cr on capital expenditure in FY22
Atomic power generation company Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) plans to spend about Rs 18,000 crore as capital expenditure this fiscal, said top company official
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Insuring India's nuclear power assets: How much cover is good enough?
While GIC-Re is trying to convince project developers a Rs 15-billion cover is sufficient, a larger pool would place additional burden on govt-run insurers, as private involvement is limited
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India should look at 40% N-power share in total by 2050: Former AEC chief
He lamented that nuclear power forms only three per cent of India's electricity generation
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