India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has approved the siting of a new nuclear site in the Indian State of Rajasthan. The Indian nuclear regulator has given its consent for the location of Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, which will feature four Indian-designed 700 MW pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs), that would be located near the village of Napla, in the Banswara district. The AERB's consent is valid for five years.
The Mahi Banswara units are to be developed under Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam (Ashvini), a joint venture between Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL, 51%) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC, 49%).
NPCIL operates 25 reactors with a total capacity of 8,880 MW. In addition, the company has over 13 GW under development to be launched by NPCIL in the future to contribute about half of India’s 100 GW nuclear power capacity by 2047 target.
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