Indian nuclear power generation capacity to rise 86% by 2012
PTI reported that Indian government has drawn up plans to increase power generation from nuclear energy by more than 86% to 7,280 MW by the end of 11th Plan period. As per release the government is proposing to add an additional 3,380 MW of nuclear power energy by the end of the 11th Plan.
The 11th Plan draft document cleared by the Union Cabinet and to be placed before the National Development Council for final approval on December 19th 2007 said that the additional capacity will come from the nuclear plants that are under construction.
The document, without referring to the Indo US deal, said the government was making efforts to import nuclear fuel from abroad and the effect of this is likely to be visible in the 12th plan period. It added that the government was also likely to involve other PSUs and the private sector in execution of the nuclear power projects in the future.
Currently, India has installed nuclear energy capacity of 3,900 MW, which is 3.1% of the total installed capacity of the power sector.
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