Question
The Central Electricity Authority announced that India targets to increase its nuclear power capacity to 100 GW by 2047. What is the current nuclear power capacity of India?
Solution
Ghanshyam Prasad, Chairman of CEA, announced that India targets to increase nuclear power capacity from the existing 8.8 GW to 100 GW by 2047, marking over a tenfold increase. This requires an investment of at least Rs. 20 lakh crore assuming a baseline cost of Rs. 22 crore per MW. He suggested reducing regulatory timelines from 13 years to about 8-9 years.
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