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 …
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plans to take up to 49 per cent stake in one of the five proposed nuclear power plants of Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL). “We are in discussions with NPCIL for incorporating a joint venture for setting up a nuclear power …
New Delhi: In an attempt to sharpen its agitation against the Jaitapur nuclear project in Maharashtra, a 15-member national committee has been constituted consisting of top Left leaders Prakash Karat, A B Bardhan, nuclear expert A Gopalakrishnan and local leaders who have been at the forefront of the struggle. The …
The Communist Party of India (Marxist), some other political parties, scientists and activists have joined hands to set up a national committee to support the struggle against the Jaitapur nuclear project in Maharashtra. A 15-member national committee in support of the Jaitapur Struggle will have CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat, …
The Government is committed to the Jaitapur nuclear project in Maharashtra and is awaiting completion of French review of safety aspects of the EPR design, the Minister for External Affairs, Mr S.M. Krishna, said on Thursday. The French firm Areva is providing six EPR units for the proposed nuclear plant …
India and France have resolved to strengthen and widen bilateral ties and have made commitments to increase cooperation on a range of issues, including high end defence technology and nuclear energy during the visit by French Foreign Minister Alian Juppe. After extensive talks between Juppe and his Indian counterpart S …
New Delhi France has assured India that the proposed nuclear reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra would follow the highest safety standards. Addressing a joint press conference at the end of talks with his Indian counterpart SM Krishna on Thursday, French foreign minister Alan Juppe said: "We discussed the issue of …
New Delhi: In its post-Fukushima review of nuclear safety, India has ramped up safeguards at its atomic power plants with three layers of power back-ups, water pipes drawn from offsite locations, elevated water towers and options for injecting nitrogen to prevent explosions. With public concern spiking after the Japanese disaster …
The Bombay High Court today granted permission to two former judges to hold a public meeting for the second time to hear the grievances of villagers regarding proposed nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in coastal Maharashtra. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice RS Dalvi was hearing …
The six villages around the site of the proposed 9,900MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) have asked to be included in the list of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs). If this demand is accepted, the fate of JNPP could very well be under threat. The gramsabhas of Madban, Mithgavhane, Sakhar, Padave, …
In the first-ever judicial intervention in the matters relating to the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices on the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and two other Government agencies, on a petition challenging the environmental clearance granted to the project. Apart from …
Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) and French nuclear major Areva are expected to sign a commercial agreement by December for the supply of European Pressurised Reactors (EPRs) of 1,650 Mw for the proposed 9,900 Mw Jaitapur project in Maharashtra. They entered into an early works contract in December last year and …
India's nuclear power capacity addition plans remain unchanged despite protests and concerns raised about the risks of nuclear power, the atomic energy secretary said Thursday. "The target remains unchanged," Srikumar Banerjee told reporters on the sidelines of an industry conference. "There is a delay because of these things [protests] but …
Amid public resistance to nuclear power projects at Jaitapur and Koodankulam, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has said the work on both plants will be completed but their could be delay. "There is opposition to these projects. But we are confident that these would be completed though there would …
A hearing held by the Indian People's Tribunal (IPT) about the proposed 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) in Konkan region has noted that the environmental clearance given to the project is based on an inadequate Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report. The tribunal has recommended that a new, exhaustive …
Sending Minister , V. Narayanasamy, he tells her After the Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra, it is now the turn of the 2,000-MWe Kudankulam atomic plant in Tamil Nadu to run into serious opposition. As protests by local residents and activists intensified, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday …
The non- governmental organisation ( NGO), Indian Peoples'Tribunal started conducting a public hearing of the grievances of locals against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant. At the hearing, the farmers expressed their strong opposition to the proposed power plant which they said is an outcome of the September 2008 Indo- …
The Bombay high court on Tuesday quashed a Ratnagiri district magistrate order prohibiting the association, Indian People’s Tribunal, to hold an indoor private meeting to hear the grievances of people protesting against the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project. A division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and justice Roshan Dalvi …
Even as residents of Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district continue to oppose the proposed nuclear power plant, the Maharashtra government is mulling the idea of revising the compensation to the families affected by it. The revised plan comprises ex-gratia and annuity payments, and expenses for corporate social responsibility. Nuclear Power Corporation …
Campaigners to join hands, rally at N-plant sites Even before the nuclear industry gets its act together to build new plants, activists opposing India’s atomic energy programme have joined hands for co-ordinated protests at various sites where nuclear projects are planned. An organised agitation is expected to mount pressure on …
After a lull of about four months, the Maharashtra Secretariat is making moves to resolve the impasse over the Jaitapur nuclear project. The Maharashtra Government is considering a higher compensation package for farmers who had to give up their land for the project. The State is considering increasing the compensation …
