Dr. Jitendra Singh has said that the Government has accorded In-Principle approval for five new sites for locating nuclear power plants in the future.
The Government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for the construction of 10 indigenous 700 Mega Watt Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors PHWRs to be set up in fleet mode.
The nuclear capacity is expected to reach 22,480 Mega Watt by 2031.