India’s state-run power producer NTPC Ltd. is scoping at least 30 locations across the country where it could build nuclear power projects, part of a plan to expand its clean energy portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter. The sites are spread across 5 to 6 states, including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Odisha, the …
China began the new year with a bang after Unit 2 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant, the world’s largest nuclear power base, began commercial operations on January 1. With a capacity of 1126 MWe, the commissioning of this unit completes phase one of the project, which has a total of six nuclear reactors planned …
NTPC has signed NDAs with Russia’s Rosatom and France’s EDF to explore large nuclear power projects using Pressurised Water Reactor technology. NTPC’s talks with these 2 firms focus on indigenisation, aiming to boost Indian manufacturing, local supply chains and technology absorption. The exploratory discussions align with India’s 100 GW nuclear target by 2047, with NTPC …
Application advances licensing activities while reducing costs and risks for customers and investors Duke Energy announced today its submission of an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a site near the Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, N.C., culminating two years of work. The submittal is part …
The National Energy Compact was officially launched on Thursday, in a landmark step to end reliance on power imports. The launch marked the country’s formal entry into Mission 300, a high-stakes global initiative led by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank to provide electricity to 300 million people across Sub-Saharan Africa by …
President Droupadi Murmu has granted assent to the SHANTI Bill, opening India’s civil nuclear power sector to private participation. President Droupadi Murmu has granted assent to the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, paving the way for private participation in India’s civil nuclear sector. A government notification said the …
Today, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an agreement to work together to advance the development of affordable, reliable and clean nuclear power. As part of this agreement, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will leverage Ontario’s …
West Michigan’s shuttered nuclear power plant won’t start generating electricity until 2026, the company confirmed in a statement to FOX 17. Palisades Nuclear Generating Station is in the middle of the first restart of a nuclear reactor in U.S. history. The plant was estimated to restart by the end of 2025 at the earliest, but …
Adani Group, the conglomerate of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, is in talks with the state government of India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state on a public-private partnership to build small modular reactors (SMRs) as India opens its nuclear energy sector to private investment. Adani Group is in discussions with Uttar Pradesh officials to build eight SMRs …
The lower house of India’s parliament has passed the bill proposing a new legal framework for India’s nuclear sector – including clearing the way for private sector participation – and discussions have begun in the upper house. The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 – or SHANTI, for short …