15 - 07 - 2026

India to issue ₹28,000 crore tender for Mahi Banswara nuclear project

Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Limited (ASHVINI), a subsidiary of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), is readying to issue a tender worth ₹28,000 crore, the largest-ever nuclear engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract in the country.

The tender is for Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (MBRAPP) Units 1-4, which will comprise four Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) units of 700 MWe capacity each. ASHVINI is also a joint venture between NPCIL and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

This is the largest nuclear island EPC package ever floated for India’s indigenous PHWR programme, NPCIL said in a social media post.

The contract includes engineering, manufacturing, supply, civil construction, installation, testing and commissioning assistance of critical nuclear island systems for four PHWR units of 700 MWe capacity each.

This project is part of a broader strategy to support the national vision of achieving 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047. Currently, India has an installed nuclear power of 8.78 GW.

During 2024-25, nuclear power plants generated 56,681 million units of electricity, with nuclear energy contributing 3.1 per cent of the country’s total electricity generation.

The country’s installed nuclear capacity is projected to reach 22.38 GW by 2031-32, driven by the development of indigenous 700 MW reactors and 1,000 MW reactors through international cooperation. To date, India has signed Inter-Governmental Agreements (IGAs) on civil nuclear cooperation for peaceful purposes with 18 countries.