India, May 20 -- The Maharashtra Government on Tuesday signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with four companies to attract investments worth Rs 6.5 lakh crore in the nuclear energy sector, with the projects expected to generate 25,400 MW of power and create 1,23,500 jobs.

The Government signed the agreements with NTPC Limited, Adani Power Limited, Reliance Industries Limited and Lalitpur Power Generation Company Limited at a meeting held at Mantralaya, an official release said. The statement quoted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as saying that the investments would support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of making India an energy-rich nation and achieving zero carbon emissions.

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