New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- India could exceed its target of expanding nuclear power capacity from about 9 GW currently to 100 GW by 2047 if private-sector participation is effectively leveraged, Sunita Kumar, President and CEO, Nuclear Business, Bajaj Energy, said, stressing that faster project execution, financing and technology localisation will be critical to achieving the ambitious goal.

Speaking exclusively with ANI on the sidelines of the iBRICS Summit 2026, Kumar said Bajaj Energy, which currently has around 3,000 MW of combined thermal power and cogeneration capacity, wants to play a role in India's nuclear expansion as the country works towards its 2047 energy goals.

"We want to be pioneers here in India's nuclear movement," Kumar ...