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Barc in talks with NTPC, Adani, RIL to deploy small reactors

Barc in talks with NTPC, Adani, RIL to deploy small reactors

Barc in talks with NTPC, Adani, RIL to deploy small reactors


While nuclear power projects have a high capital cost in the range of 15-35 crore per MW, depending on the capacity of the project, the levelized cost is competitive when compared to renewable energy along with the storage component. In comparison, coal-fuelled power project costs are around 9-10 crore per MW, while that for solar, wind and hydropower are at 4.3-5.3 crore, 6.5-7.8 crore and 20 crore, respectively.