Nuclear Power in India: The road ahead

Published 01 June 2008

India's growing economy requires an adequate supply of energy. As per several estimates, India’s installed electric power generation would have to increase to 650,000 - 950,000 MW by 2030 to sustain economic growth of 8% - 9%. India can thus ill afford to disregard any energy source and nuclear energy is an important source of long‐term energy security.

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India’s growing economy requires an adequate supply of energy. As per several estimates, India’s installed electric power generation would have to increase to 650,000 – 950,000 MW by 2030 to sustain economic growth of 8% – 9%. India can thus ill afford to disregard any energy source and nuclear energy is an important source of long‐term energy security.

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Date	01 June 2008
Type	Reports
Contributor	Anshu Bharadwaj Rajgopal S LV Krishnan
Publisher	Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy
Related Areas	India’s Green Energy Transition
Tags	Nuclear Power in India: The road ahead

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