Dr Singh targets 20 GW capacity of nuclear power generation by 2030
Nuclear will contribute nearly 9% share of electricity by 2047 when India celebrates 100 years of independence and this would help in getting closer with the commitment of achieving net zero target by 2070.
Minister of State for Atomic Energy Dr Jitendra Singh gave this assessment on 9 Apr 2023 after a review meeting with a group of senior scientists from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Department of Atomic Energy, at Mumbai.
Other targets laid down by the Department of Atomic Energy are to achieve 20 GW capacity of nuclear power generation by 2030 which will be a major milestone placing India as the third largest producer of atomic energy in the world after the USA and France, he said.
The Government has approved development of 10 reactors in fleet mode in a single order, allowing nuclear plant installations under joint ventures with PSUs, which ranks India as the sixth largest in the world in the number of reactors that are functional and second largest in the total number of reactors including those under construction.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that for the first time, in a big way, the atomic energy is being used for applications in diverse sectors like, for example, for increasing shelf life of fruits like apple and agriculture products, for using latest technologies in treatment of Cancer and other diseases etc.
India, the Minister said, has shown the world the way for using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. fiinews.com
