Jaipur, July 15 -- India is set to issue its largest-ever Nuclear Island Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) tender worth over Rs 28,000 crore for its indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) programme, marking a major step in the country's nuclear power expansion.

According to a social media post by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Limited (ASHVINI), a subsidiary of NPCIL and a joint venture between NPCIL and NTPC Limited, will release the tender inviting bids for the Nuclear Island Mega EPC Package (NIMEP) for the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (MBRAPP) Units 1-4, comprising 4 x 700 MWe reactors.

NPCIL stated, "The comprehensive package covers engineerin...