- The country has a huge need for electricity because nearly 400 million Indians out of a total population of 1.3 billion do not have regular access to electricity.
The Indian government has just decided to build 10 new water reactors in order to strengthen India's nuclear capabilities.
India's Indian Express reported in an article published Thursday that India's Energy and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal announced the government's decision to build ten new water reactors at a press conference that Followed the meeting of the Council of Ministers.
India will build ten new pressurized heavy water reactors to strengthen the country's nuclear energy capacity.
Once completed, these reactors will have an annual electricity production capacity of seven thousand megawatts.
These gigantic shipyards, scheduled to be completed in 2021-2022, are expected to cost a total of US $ 11 billion and will create 33,000 new jobs.
India currently has 22 nuclear reactors.
The country has a very significant need for electricity because nearly 400 million Indians out of a total population of 1.3 billion do not have regular access to electricity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised that all Indians would have access to electricity by 2019.
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