New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India is aiming to scale up its nuclear power capacity more than tenfold — from the current 8.8 gigawatts (GW) to 100 GW by 2047 — as part of its long-term energy transition strategy, Ghanshyam Prasad, Chairperson of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), has said.Speaking on the sidelines of a session focused on India’s nuclear roadmap in the national capital, Prasad said the ambitious expansion would require a sustained and accelerated pace of development.“A …
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New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The government conducted a workshop on the operationalisation of the SHANTI Act, 2025, to scale India’s nuclear capacity to 100 GW to meet long-term energy security and Net Zero targets, an official statement said on Friday.Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC, highlighted the importance of nuclear energy in the overall energy mix and emphasised the need to accelerate preparatory activities such as land identification and site studies to enable timely construction of new nuclear…
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) With summer intensifying across Tamil Nadu, electricity demand has begun to rise sharply across urban and rural regions. At the same time, a notable increase in solar power generation is helping the state manage the growing load, reducing stress on the grid and supporting a stable supply during a crucial period. Data from the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) shows that solar power evacuation reached 54.8 million units (MUs) on March 24 and 55.6 M…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India is set to significantly expand its power generation capacity over the next decade, with a strong push towards clean energy, according to a new government projection on Thursday.The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has estimated that the country’s installed power capacity will more than double from the current 520 gigawatt (GW) to 1,121 GW by 2035-36.A major share of this growth will come from non-fossil fuel sources, which are expected to contribute around 7…
Kathmandu, March 13 (IANS) The door has opened for Nepal to import up to 350 MW of electricity from neighbouring Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, after a new deal was reached between officials of the two countries during a two-day meeting of a bilateral mechanism which concluded in the western Pokhara city of Nepal on Friday. Although Nepal exports electricity to India during the wet season, the Himalayan country needs to buy power from its southern neighbour in win…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, has emphasised the need to strengthen safety culture at the workplace through consistent use of personal protective equipment, proper shutdown confirmation before undertaking maintenance work, and regular capacity-building and training.Speaking at the ‘Lineman Diwas’ organised by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Naik said that the day, observed during National Safety Week, acknowle…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Ministry of Power has envisaged to set up an additional minimum 97,000 MW coal and lignite-based thermal power generation capacity in the country to meet the projected electricity demand of the country, the Centre told the Parliament on Monday. According to studies carried out by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the projected thermal (coal and lignite) capacity requirement by the year 2034–35 is estimated at nearly 3,07,000 MW as against the 2,11,855 MW inst…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) India’s installed power capacity surged nearly 36 per cent over the past five years, driven largely by a surge in renewable energy, the Reserve Bank of India said in a new report.The Central Bank said that India recorded the highest annual addition to renewable capacity on record in CY25.Data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) showed that renewable additions rose from 5.6 GW in 2020 to 14.4 GW in 2021 and 16.4 GW in 2022, moderating to 13 GW in 2023 before ac…