Both BPI France and SFIL are French government-owned financial institutions. Loan is a major component of EDF and NPCIL negotiations. French major EDF, which has got the contract for building reactors for the Jaitapur nuclear power plant, has said India will have to provide a sovereign guarantee to two other …
Shiv Sena has opposed to the project, saying the agreement will impact the environment The anti-nuclear lobby led by the Konkan Bachao Samiti (KBC) has urged the Election Commission of India and the Maharashtra chief electoral officer (CEO) to direct the Centre to defer the signing of commercial agreement between …
MEA says site allotment for S Korea deferred due to pending projects South Korea’s first lady President Park Geun-hye has a lot to cheer about the environmental clearance to Posco’s Rs 52,000-crore steel plant project in Odisha after an eight-year delay, but she will be disappointed with Delhi’s decision to …
New Delhi : As the generation cost for nuclear power plants — to be set up with the help of French and American companies — is turning out to be on the higher side, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is in a fix. While it is involved in hard …
Mumbai : The Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) has picked pace with 61 per cent of the project affected persons (PAPs) accepting the additional land compensation package of Rs 22.5 lakh per hectare since March this year. According to Sandeep Singhroy, director, JNPP, of the total 2,336 khatedars or land …
The nuclear power plant at Jaitapur village in coastal Ratnagiri district won't have any impact on fishing, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today said. During question hour in the Legislative Assembly, Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai said the project is located in the ecologically sensitive coastal area, and local …
Efforts underway to allay suppliers' concerns on liability Increasing India’s nuclear capacity to 63,000 Mw by 2032 from the present 4,780 Mw was achievable, said R K Sinha, chairman, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The chairman said the country was pursuing the capacity addition through both indigenously manufactured reactors and …
Civil nuclear liability regime, slow decision making also impacted negotiations between NPC & Areva The 9,900-Mw Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra is caught in a cobweb of mandatory legislative requirements due to the civil nuclear liability regime, slow decision-making, a surge in cost due to the weak rupee and …
Mumbai : Anti-Jaitapur activists led by Pradeep Indulkar have now taken their protests global by launching a massive campaign in Germany, where they are organising 15 shows of his Yellow Oscar winning documentary film High Power on project affected people of the Tarapur nuclear power plant. While the short film …
Key NGOs withdrew from anti Jaitapur agitation The Maharashtra government and the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) have received a much-needed respite after the main non-government organisation opposing the proposed 9,900-Mw nuclear project at Jaitapur, Janhit Seva Samiti, ended its agitation. Both the state and the NPC have reiterated they are …
The Indian government has announced that it plans to purchase six European Pressurised Reactors for Jaitapur from the French company, Areva. No EPR is in commercial operation anywhere else in the world. Estimates of costs from plants under construction in Finland and France suggest that each unit may cost as …
The company is supposed to supply two reactors of 1,650 Mw each to the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) for Jaitapur Areva, the Paris-based partner for the government in the Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra, has asked the French government and banks for help on cost-sharing. The company is supposed …
They have intensified their cause to save the environment from effects of radioactivity. Indian government officials are set to meet French and other European investors over the week in Paris to discuss funding opportunities for the nuclear project. Sources said about 1,000 people gathered around the proposed nuclear site on …
A crucial investors’ meeting to underwrite the financial package for two 1,650 megawatt Areva EPR reactors to be built in Jaitapur, Maharashtra, got under way here with a top four-man team from India, includingofficials from the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL). Senior …
Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC), Areva and French banks and financial institutions will negotiate terms and conditions to provide funds for the development of 9,900 MW Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra. The meeting is slated for June 5 & 6 in France. NPC and Areva will also hold talks on …
NPC is busy carrying out project site development and CSR activities In the wake of the Supreme Court’s green signal to the Kudankulam nuclear project, those protesting against the proposed 9,900-Mw Jaitapur nuclear project in Maharashtra are gearing to intensify their agitation. NGOs including Raigad Bachao Samiti and Konkan District …
Winning back confidence in nuclear power after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in March difficult, but will require unwavering commitment to safety International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said on Monday public awareness was important to ensure nuclear power projects do not face opposition. He acknowledged the concerns …
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd ( NPCIL) and French conglomerate Areva won’t be able to exchange documents for the final works contract on the supply of two evolutionary pressurised reactors (EPRs) for the Jaitapur nuclear project in the presence of visiting French President François Hollande on Friday. Negotiations between …
The Maharashtra government’s decision to give increased compensation to the Project-Affected People (PAP) of the proposed 9900-MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP), in the backdrop of French President Francois Hollande’s visit to India, has met with serious opposition. The farmers and fishermen fighting against the JNPP on Thursday rejected the …
French President Francois Hollande today discussed the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant, under the Indo-French civil nuclear partnership, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The $10-billion Rafale medium multi-role combat aircraft deal was also discussed. The aircraft are manufactured by French firm Dassault Aviation This is Hollande’s first official visit to …
MUMBAI: The state government has approved a hefty compensation package for farmers opposing the Jaitapur nuclear power plant. The revised package offers affected farmers Rs 22.5 lakh per hectare instead of Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 4 lakh announced earlier. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) plans to …
