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Workforce — not Policy — Is the Biggest Obstacle to India’s Nuclear Energy Ambitions

Manve, Vishal

As India accelerates its energy expansion, it is re-centering nuclear power as a critical pillar of its long-term energy strategy. The scale of India’s ambition is formidable. The country currently operates about 8.8 GW of nuclear capacity across seven sites, which provide roughly 3% of the country’s electricity. Its official plans call for around 22 GW by 2031–32 and an ambitious 100 GW by 2047. Achieving this would require sustained annual additions at a pace India has never attempted in the nuclear domain.