India plans to increase its nuclear fleet to 100 GWe by 2047

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 05.02.2025

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has confirmed the Indian government's plans to expand the country's nuclear fleet to 100 GWe by 2047.

In addition, India's plans include the development of small modular reactor technologies. For these purposes, the country's budget for 2025/2026 allocated 20 crores of rupees (more than 2 million dollars).

India is expected to have at least five small modular reactors of its own design by 2033.

Topics: Asia, India, Small NPP

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