India should develop disruptive technologies to meet goal of decarbonisation by 2050: Anil Kakodkar

Lower cost of energy is key to the economy’s growth and India should focus on developing disruptive technologies to keep the cost competitive and meet the goal of decarbonisation by 2050, former Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Anil Kakodkar said on Wednesday.

Speaking at an online event organised as part of the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council’s (TIFAC) tech talk series, he stressed on the need for rapid deployment of pressurised heavy water reactors which are indigenous, very competitive, and deliver high performance, as well as strategies for deployment of light water reactors and for cogeneration of hydrogen.