Installed nuclear energy capacity to reach 13 GW by 2029-30: Minister Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh in the House during the Question Hour.
«In this Budget a nuclear mission has been announced...I'm sure in the times to come, the history would record that this has been one of the most path breaking decisions in the history of independent India. And if one was asked to define in a single sentence, the hallmark of this decision...is the true vindication of Homi Bhabha's dream,» the minister said while replying queries of the members.
About private players' participation in the nuclear sector, Singh said an important component of the nuclear mission is that India will go in with the public-private participation, in a big way, in the manufacturing of small modular reactors, which are particularly relevant to a country like India.
According to Singh, allowing private participation into nuclear sector is expected to gear up a rapid scale-up of nuclear capacity, for which legislative changes are being pursed to facilitate an active participation and partnership of public and private sector in nuclear.
He further said that nuclear energy is expected to cater to a host of end-uses beyond base-load electricity supply to national grid, like captive power and process heat to industry, electricity and/or fresh water (through sea water nuclear desalination) in isolated grids, and clean hydrogen for hard-to-abate sectors.
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Beyond 2030, Singh said, there are two national goals for the country — 'Energy Independence by 2047' and 'Net Zero by 2070'.
The optimum energy mix for the future needs to