Archive · 2 Sep 2025
NITI Aayog to Amend Laws, Open Nuclear Energy to Private Sector
Imagine India wants to build more power plants that use nuclear energy, which is clean.
The government's think tank, NITI Aayog, is making some changes to the rules to let private companies help.
This was announced in the budget.
They are changing the rules about nuclear energy to make it easier for these companies to invest.
They want to make it easier to get money to build these projects.
Right now, it costs a lot to borrow money for these kinds of projects in India compared to other countries.
NITI Aayog is exploring ways to lower these costs, like having the government guarantee the loans, so more clean energy projects can get started.
NITI Aayog is amending laws to open nuclear power to the private sector.
The changes were announced in the Union budget for 2025-26.
Amendments will be made to the Atomic Energy Act and Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act.
NITI Aayog is also working to lower the cost of capital for clean-energy projects.
The cost of capital for renewable energy projects is higher in India than in other countries.
- Who
- NITI Aayog
- What
- Working on amendments to allow private sector involvement in nuclear energy
- When
- Announced in the Union budget for 2025-26
- Where
- India
- Why
- To bolster clean energy and climate finance.
- Organization
- NITI Aayog
- Key Focus
- Amendments for private sector in nuclear energy
- Announcement
- Union budget for 2025-26
- Objective
- Facilitate the Nuclear Energy Mission
- Acts to be Amended
- Atomic Energy Act and Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act
- Capital Cost for Renewables
- 15% in India vs 8% in Germany