To cut carbon footprint, NTPC plans 2 nuclear plants
NEW DELHI: State-run NTPC, the country’s largest coal-fired power producer, is going nuclear with two projects based on conventional PHWR (pressurised heavy water technology) with a combined capacity of 4,200 MW as the government shifts focus in search of clean energy for achieving ‘net zero’ emissions target by 2070.
The company on Monday signed a supplementary joint venture agreement with Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd (NPCIL) for the 1,400 MW Chutka atomic power project in Madhya Pradesh and 2,800 MW Mahi Banswara nuclear project in Rajasthan, giving its nuclear plan a definitive shape.
