Overview
- NTPC will soon submit its first feasibility study for a self-developed nuclear plant to the Department of Atomic Energy to seek approval to proceed.
- In Bihar’s Banka district, the state has cleared a site study, land has been identified, and NTPC has begun a detailed project report, according to officials.
- The company is considering a ₹56,000 crore, 2.8 GW plant at the Banka site, starting with two 700 MW reactors and potential expansion to four, Mint reported.
- Feasibility studies in two more states are nearing completion, and the utility is scouting additional sites across Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
- NTPC’s nuclear push spans a JV building a 4×700 MW project in Rajasthan and a new MoU with France’s EDF to assess EPR technology, with targets of at least 2 GW by 2032 and plans up to 30 GW by 2047.