India To Derive 9% Of Its Energy Requirement From Nuclear Sources
As stated by Union Minister Jitendra Singh, India would acquire 9% of its power from nuclear sources by 2047, when the country will commemorate 100 years of independence. This will help the government move closer to its goal of attaining "net zero" emissions by 2070, he says.
India has also committed to achieving 500GW of non-fossil power capacity by 2030, as well as generating 50% of all energy demand from renewables and lowering emissions by one billion tonnes.
Following a review meeting with a group of senior scientists from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai, the minister stated that the other target set by the Department of Atomic Energy is to achieve a 20-gigawatt capacity of nuclear power generation by 2030, which he believes will be a significant milestone that will place India as the third-largest producer of atomic energy after the United States and France.
Nuclear power reactors generated 47,112 million units of energy in 2021-22, accounting for around 3.15% of total power output in the country, Singh recently briefed the Lok Sabha. The current installed nuclear power capacity is expected to rise from 6,780 MW to 22,480 MW by 2031, owing to the progressive completion of projects now under development and sanctioned, he said.