India, May 26 -- State-owned NTPC has initiated site selection studies in four States, including Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, to set up nuclear projects as part of its long-term 30 GW nuclear energy plan.

The other two States are Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, according to a post-earnings presentation of NTPC.

As part of its energy diversification strategy, NTPC is looking to set up 30 GW of nuclear projects in at least 14 States with investments worth lakhs of crores to contribute to the Government's ambitious 100 GW nuclear capacity target by 2047.

The company has "identified potential sites in multiple States and site selection studies commenced in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Odisha," NTPC said in the presentation.

It wi...