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Explained: How President Trump can help fuel India’s nuclear power dream

Post Modi-Trump meet, India and the US will work towards a more detailed bilateral agreement for nuclear reactors, after the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLNDA) is amended in the Parliament, senior government officials told Moneycontrol.

February 14, 2025 / 14:31 IST
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a commitment from President Donald Trump to build US-designed nuclear reactors in India. The technology transfer for these reactors is of prime importance to India, in order to scale up nuclear energy’s potential to meet the rising demand for cleaner power.

Prior to his meeting with President Trump, PM Modi during his France visit sought a similar commitment from President Emmanuel Macron, for mutually developing small modular nuclear reactors.

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India’s current nuclear power capacity is 8,180 MW, which is projected to grow to 22.48 gigawatts (GW) by 2031-32 and eventually to 100 GW by 2047. To achieve this, India has announced a National Nuclear Energy Mission with a budgetary outlay of Rs 20,000 crore, and for which laws are to be amended, so as to include private participation.

Also Read: In a historic first, India invites private participation in nuclear power.