The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, which was passed in Parliament Thursday, allows private players to enter the operations side of the tightly-governed nuclear power sector. The Centre says, however, that the law is a key step towards achieving India’s target of 100 gigawatt of nuclear power capacity by 2047. Private sector involvementThe new law allows public and private companies to set up nuclear power plants and undertake activities related to the transport, storage, import and export of nuclear fuel, technology, equipment and minerals. Although there are some indications of opening the N-power sector to foreign investment, the SHANTI Bill does not explicitly provide for it. However, the law does empower the Centre to establish a Nuclear Liability Fund for the purpose of meeting its liability in case of a nuclear incident.

Source: Indian Express December 20, 2025 11:08 UTC