Energy Storage Technologies Crucial For India’s Energy Needs: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that energy storage technologies are crucial for meeting India’s future energy needs
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Energy Notes 11/04: India’s SMRs
India’s largest power producer, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), is looking to replace some of its aging coal-fired plants with small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The company has floated a tender seeking expressions of interest (EoIs) from vendors to conduct feasibility studies for deploying SMRs at its existing sites.
Can India Achieve Its Nuclear Ambitions?
The proposed changes could finally deliver on the long-delayed promise of nuclear energy in India. But experts warn that the government’s nuclear timelines are “simply unachievable.” India is still in the early stages of planning and may have underestimated the scale of logistical and technological bottlenecks.
At Least 5 Indigenous Modular Reactors To Be Built Under Nuclear Energy Mission By 2033
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaram announced the setting up of a Nuclear Energy Mission with an outlay of Rs 20,000 for development of small modular reactors.
India to add another 20,000 MW to nuclear power generation capacity
India plans to raise nuclear power generation capacity by another 20,000 MW over the next decade
Kudankulam’s second unit to power up Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu can expect to draw power from the second unit of Kudankulam nuclear power plant in next few months, a top official said
Global body gives India poor rating on nuclear safety, may stall entry into Nuclear Supplier Group
– by Dipanjan Roy Choudhury, Economic Times Ahead of the annual plenary session of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which is expected to discuss the case of India’s membership to the coveted global body, the country has questioned Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) for rating the security arrangements at its nuclear installations as poor and below mark. […]
Japan proposes new JWG on n-energy with India
Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoichi Miyazawa called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and proposed a new Joint Working Group (JWG) between the two countries on civil nuclear energy cooperation
India, Spain agree to advance bilateral talks on nuclear energy
India and Spain have agreed to advance their bilateral negotiations on cooperation in nuclear energy, with the European nation stating that it would support New Delhi’s early membership of the four multilateral export control regimes
India’s Delayed Arrival On The Nuclear World Stage
The nuclear agreement between India and Canada marks a a kick start of India’s dream of harnessing nuclear power to meet it energy needs. But along with the euphoria is a realization of challenges ahead.