Moscow is offering New Delhi new projects in the nuclear domain with large scale of localization, Alexey Likhachev told RT<\/p>\n
Russia and India are moving to a new level of cooperation in nuclear energy, which could involve much higher levels of localization and technology transfer, Aleksey Likhachev, the head of Russian state nuclear giant Rosatom, told RT.
\nLikhachev was speaking in Mumbai on the sidelines of a working meeting with Ajit Kumar Mohanty, the chairman of India\u2019s Department of Atomic Energy, as the two sides take stock of bilateral projects ahead of a planned summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next month. As the Indian government has set a target of increasing nuclear power generation capacity from 10Gw to 100Gw over the next several decades, Moscow and New Delhi are in talks for new projects. This includes large capacity installations of 1,000 megawatts and more, as well as small modular reactors, a new class of nuclear fission reactors that can be assembled on site, Likhachev said. \u201cIn addition to traditional areas, we are discussing small stations, both land-based and floating. This is a unique competence of Rosatom,\u201d he said, noting that Russia has been operating a floating nuclear power station \u2013 the Akademik Lomonosov \u2013 in the Arctic port town of Pevek over the past five years.<\/p>\n
Rosatom plans to build several NUCLEAR plants in India using Russian and Indian components \u2014 Rosatom head Alexey Likhachev’Expanding nuclear cooperation between India and Russia has always been a priority’ pic.twitter.com\/pxhFExNKKc\u2014 RT (@RT_com) November 10, 2025 <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are ready to operate not only in cold northern waters but also in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. There is a special development known as the \u2018tropical variant\u2019 of a floating nuclear power plant.\u201d\u00a0 Likhachev added that Rosatom sees the potential to significantly increase the level of localization of Russian technologies in India, particularly when it comes to smaller installations.
\n\u201cWe are ready to transfer technologies related to the station\u2019s equipment and turbine island, as well as shipbuilding competencies, to our partners. As is well known, India is a maritime power and has considerable experience not only in operation but also in the construction of its civilian fleet. Discussions around this topic are ongoing,\u201d the Rosatom head said.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary, DAE & Chairman, AEC, met with Dr. Alexey Likhachev, Director General, Rosatom, to discuss ongoing collaborations and explore new avenues for deepening India\u2013Russia civil nuclear cooperation. 1\/3@PMOIndia @MEAIndia @IndEmbMoscow pic.twitter.com\/jRG0fMnEqd\u2014 DAE India (@DAEIndia) November 10, 2025 <\/p>\n
The Russian nuclear giant is currently involved in the construction of four units of India\u2019s largest nuclear power plant, Kudankulam, in the state of Tamil Nadu. Two units of 1,000 MW capacity each were connected to India\u2019s national power grid in 2013 and 2016, respectively, and currently supply electricity to the southern regions of the country, while four more units are in various stages of completion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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