Current capacity - 23 reactors - 8.8GW as of 2025

India currently overrides 23 nuclear reactors all owned and managed by state run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) the total installed capacity of 8.8 gigawatts.

Aim - 100GW - 2047

The government aims to expand this by 100 gigawatts by 2047.

December 2025

Private participation in nuclear industry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly declared that India is preparing to open its nuclear industry to private participation for the first time.

Adani signals strong interest in nuclear energy

Against this backdrop, Chief Financial Officer, Jugeshinder Singh emphasised that Adani's involvement hinges on the government's establishing a viable PPP model similar to international reactor partnerships.

Clarity on liability laws, historically one of the biggest barriers for private companies is essential before the group can make any commitments. Defence Capital

January 2026

NTPC scouting for land in 35 sites across the country

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) is scouting for about 35 to 36 sites across the country for setting up their nuclear power plants.

Talks with different states

In advanced stages of talks with Gujarat, Aadhaar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh to finalize land and get commitment for assured water supply for setting up its nuclear power plant. Discussions are also underway with Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

30 GW from NPU and Ashwini

Of the 100 GW target, the NTPC is targeting 30 GW through its nuclear subsidiary NPU (NTPC Parmanu Urja Nigam Limited) and Ashwini, its joint venture with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) target.

Mahi Banswara plant in Rajasthan

The NTPC has already forayed into the nuclear sector with its 2,800 MWe (mega watt electric) plant at Mahi Banswara in Rajasthan, whose foundation stone was laid by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2025. The power plant will have four indigenous pressurized heavy water reactors of 700 MW electric each.

Challenge in securing constant water supply

Besides lamps for setting up nuclear power plants, we also have to have a commitment of assured water supply. Water is a state resource. We need an in-principle clearance from the state that not only is it ready to acquire that land for us but also make the water available required from the specified source.

Being a coastal state, commitment for providing water will not be a big issue.

2 years to start ground work

From the time the state gives its in-principle approval to the final approval for the nuclear power project by the Cabinet Committee on Security, it will take close to two years. It is only after the Cabinet Committee clearance that work will take off on the ground.

PHWR technology

NTPC is currently looking forward to pursuing the Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) technology. Print