New Delhi: Many countries are keen to sell
nuclear reactors to India but any deal in this regard would be
struck only on terms set down by the government, Minister of
State in PMO Prithviraj Chavan told the Rajya Sabha.
"We are planning to import nuclear reactors. But this
would be done completely on our terms, otherwise not. Many
countries are chasing us for giving orders," Chavan said
replying to supplementaries during Question Hour.
He said after signing the Indo-US civil nuclear deal,
India has sourced uranium for its reactors from France and
Russia which would meet the country`s requirements.
India is in talks with companies from Russia, France and
the US for importing nuclear reactors, Chavan said.
Chavan informed the House that at present India has 4,120
MW of installed capacity of nuclear power.
"By the end of the 11th Plan, we will have an additional
capacity of 3,160 MW. Moreover our target is to achieve 15,000
MW of indigenous energy by 2020, while we want to go up to
25,000 MW," he said.
To a query, the minister said private companies were
welcome to collaborate with state-run NPCIL in the field of
atomic energy, though as per the Atomic Energy Act, government
agencies play a majority role in the sector.
Bureau Report
