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Maharashtra government signed massive agreements worth ₹6.5 lakh crore to build nuclear power projects capable of generating 25,400 MW of electricity.
For context, this much power can potentially supply electricity to over 2 crore homes.
Breaking it down: four major companies are now part of Maharashtra’s nuclear expansion push.
- Adani Power will invest ₹1.5 lakh crore for a 6,000 MW nuclear plant in Ratnagiri
- Reliance Industries (RIL) plans a 7,200 MW plant in Ratnagiri with ₹2 lakh crore investment
- NTPC will invest ₹1 lakh crore for another 7,200 MW nuclear project in Sindhudurg
- Bajaj Group’s Lalitpur Power plans a 5,000 MW nuclear project with investment of ₹2 lakh crore
The projects are largely planned in the Konkan region, although some locations are already facing environmental and land acquisition concerns.
Zoom out: this comes shortly after India opened its nuclear power sector to private companies for the first time in nearly six decades through the newly passed SHANTI Bill.
In the 2025-26 Union Budget, the Centre launched the Nuclear Energy Mission to rapidly scale up India’s nuclear power capacity. The government also cleared the way for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), compact nuclear reactors that typically generate up to 300 MW of electricity.
