U.S. nuclear industry delegation meets Jitendra Singh, explores private investment avenues in India
A U.S. nuclear industry delegation met with Indian officials to discuss private investment in India's nuclear sector. The meeting focused on India's goal to expand nuclear capacity significantly by 2047 and the recent policy reforms allowing greater private sector participation. Key topics included the SHANTI Act, Small Modular Reactors, and ongoing projects like the Westinghouse AP1000.
- ▪The U.S. delegation included representatives from the Nuclear Energy Institute and the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum.
- ▪India aims to increase its nuclear capacity from 8.8 GW to 100 GW by 2047 as part of its 'Viksit Bharat' vision.
- ▪The SHANTI Act allows up to 49% foreign equity in nuclear projects and updates the supplier liability regime.
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A U.S. industry delegation comprising the Nuclear Energy Institute and the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum met Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh on Monday (May 18, 2026) to discuss private investment and industry collaboration in India’s nuclear sector, a press statement from the Science Ministry said.The meeting, attended by Department of Science and Technology Secretary Rajesh S. Gokhale and senior officials from the Department of Atomic Energy, focused on India’s Nuclear Energy Mission and recent policy reforms widening private sector participation.Mr. Singh told the delegation that India aimed to scale up nuclear capacity from the current 8.8 GW to 100 GW by 2047 — a roughly 12-fold expansion that forms a key plank of the government’s ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision.
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