Overview
- The government restated a 2047 goal of about 100 GW of nuclear capacity with an interim buildout to roughly 22 GW by 2031–32.
- NPCIL is expected to deliver about 54 GW of the 2047 total through new PHWRs and light water reactors with foreign cooperation.
- BHAVINI is commissioning a 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam, with pre‑project approval for two additional 500 MWe FBR units at the site.
- BARC has begun designing the 200 MWe Bharat Small Modular Reactor and the 55 MWe SMR, plus a small high‑temperature gas‑cooled reactor for hydrogen production.
- NPCIL has issued an RFP for industry to deploy 220 MWe PHWR‑based Bharat Small Reactors as captive plants under the existing legal framework, as officials emphasize nuclear’s 24x7 low‑emission role toward Net Zero 2070.