Parliament Question: SHANTI Act, 2025 and progress towards 100 GW nuclear power by 2047
SHANTI Act, 2025; Nuclear Energy Mission target of 100 GWe by 2047; reactor pipeline and SMR/FBR R&D updates
- SHANTI Act, 2025 is reported as enacted to support the Nuclear Energy Mission and the stated target to reach nuclear capacity of 100 GW by 2047 with wider public and private sector participation.
- The government reported that 13 reactors totaling 10,600 MW were in various stages of construction/commissioning over the last ten years, with four reactors totaling 3,100 MW commencing commercial operation.
- BARC reported design and development work for PWR-based SMRs (BSMR-200 of 220 MWe; SMR-55 of 55 MWe) and up to 5 MWth HTGCR meant for hydrogen generation.
- The government reported that the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam uses indigenous technology and that pre-project activities were approved for two additional 500 MW units built with the same design.
What happened
India enacted the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025. The Act is positioned around the Nuclear Energy Mission, with a stated target to achieve nuclear power generation capacity of 100 GW by 2047 and with an emphasis on wider participation of public and private sectors.
Reactor capacity status reported by the government
UPSC framing can assess how legislation and mission governance interact with reactor-portfolio execution, indigenous technology development, and base-load energy planning toward a long-horizon target; it can also test constraints in scaling nuclear capacity and diversifying participation across public and private sectors.
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