India-France Civil Nuclear Cooperation
Jaitapur and Legislative Reforms
Civil nuclear cooperation is one of the most substantive pillars of India-France ties. The Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant in Maharashtra — proposed to host six EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) units by EDF (Électricité de France) — has been under negotiation for over a decade. In 2025, India enacted legislative amendments permitting private sector participation in nuclear power, which France has welcomed as opening new avenues.
- Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (Maharashtra): 6 × EPR units, total ~9,900 MWe — would be the world's largest nuclear power station by capacity; negotiation ongoing since 2009.
- EPR reactor: 1,650 MWe Generation III+ pressurised water reactor; operating plants in China and Finland.
- India-France Civil Nuclear Agreement: signed 2008.
- India's Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (amended): historically restricted nuclear power to public sector; 2025 amendments introduced a framework for private sector investment in nuclear energy [Unverified — specific amendment bill name/number to be confirmed].
- India's civil nuclear programme also involves cooperation with the US (123 Agreement, 2008), Russia (Kudankulam), and South Korea.
- Horizon 2047 includes a Special Task Force on civil nuclear energy and a Declaration of Intent on Small and Advanced Modular Reactors (SMR/AMR), signed 2025.
- India's nuclear energy target: 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047.
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