Nuclear Power
India working on small modular reactors: Dr Jitendra Singh
Power
May 24, 2023
India working on small modular reactors: Dr Jitendra Singh
India is working on new technologies such as the small modular reactors that can be factory-built and help make a…
KHNP, SHI & Seaborg Technologies to develop floating nuclear power plants
Power
April 21, 2023
KHNP, SHI & Seaborg Technologies to develop floating nuclear power plants
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Seaborg Technologies have announced a consortium to develop floating…
France, India to speed setting up of the nuclear power reactors
Power
October 18, 2022
France, India to speed setting up of the nuclear power reactors
France Minister, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, currently on India visit, called on Union Minister of State Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh at…
Dr Jitendra Singh call for IndoUS cooperation in green power
Renewable Energy
September 14, 2021
Dr Jitendra Singh call for IndoUS cooperation in green power
Minister of Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh called for greater Indo-US cooperation in the field of clean and green…
Nuclear Power capacity likely to reach 22,480 MW by 2031
Power
August 4, 2021
Nuclear Power capacity likely to reach 22,480 MW by 2031
Minister of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the share of nuclear power in the total electricity…
Pakistan’s largest nuclear power plant to start operation
Power
May 22, 2021
Pakistan’s largest nuclear power plant to start operation
Pakistan's largest nuclear power plant was opened on Friday, generating electricity for the national grid as the country tries to…
Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout, nuclear terrorism
Power
April 12, 2021
Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout, nuclear terrorism
Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of nuclear terrorism, raising regional tensions.
Huge core catcher installed at Kudankulam nuclear project
Power
April 10, 2021
Huge core catcher installed at Kudankulam nuclear project
The fourth 1,000 MW atomic power plant coming up in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district attained a milestone with the installation…
China to speed up new energy sources, but coal stays in mix
Coal
March 5, 2021
China to speed up new energy sources, but coal stays in mix
China set a modest five-year growth target for its nuclear power generation capacity and promised quicker development of alternative energy…
World’s biggest offshore wind farm in South Korea
Renewable Energy
February 5, 2021
World’s biggest offshore wind farm in South Korea
A $43 billion deal was signed to build what the South Korean government said will be the world's biggest offshore…
World’s first Hualong One reactor put into operation
Power
January 30, 2021
World’s first Hualong One reactor put into operation
The Unit 5 of China's Fuqing Nuclear Power Plant, the world's first Demonstration project to adopt China's indigenous Generation III…
Higher electricity demand to likely improve generation
Power
January 28, 2021
Higher electricity demand to likely improve generation
India's electricity generation is likely to improve in 4QFY21 on the back of demand revival and an adequate stock of…
BHEL bag order for Reactor Header Assemblies from NPCIL
Power
December 30, 2020
BHEL bag order for Reactor Header Assemblies from NPCIL
Amidst stiff competitive bidding, BHEL has won a prestigious order for the supply of 32 Reactor Header Assemblies from the…
Coal, power and LNG prices rise across Asia due to winter
Power
December 19, 2020
Coal, power and LNG prices rise across Asia due to winter
As an early winter chill grips China, South Korea and Japan, prices for coal, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and power…
Tohoku Electric to restart reactor damaged in 2011 disaster
Power
November 11, 2020
Tohoku Electric to restart reactor damaged in 2011 disaster
Tohoku Electric Power had received the green light from a local governor to restart one of its nuclear reactors, nearly…
Japan launches its energy policy review
Sustainability
October 14, 2020
Japan launches its energy policy review
Japan launched its latest three yearly energy policy review, with the country grappling with a need to cut greenhouse gas…
NTPC incorporates subsidiary for RE business
Sustainability
October 8, 2020
NTPC incorporates subsidiary for RE business
NTPC has incorporated a subsidiary for its renewable energy business. "NTPC Ltd has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary, in the name…
Ten Indigenous Nuclear Power Reactors to be built in 4 states
Power
July 19, 2018
Ten Indigenous Nuclear Power Reactors to be built in 4 states
Reactors of indigenous technology are being set up by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), a wholly owned PSU…