India, July 15 -- Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd (ASHVINI), a joint venture between the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and NTPC Ltd, is preparing to invite engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) bids worth over Rs.28,000 crore for the nuclear island package of the Mahi Banswara Atomic Power Project in Rajasthan.

The package covers the construction of four indigenous 700 MW pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs), making it one of India's largest nuclear infrastructure contracts.

The Mahi Banswara project will have a total installed capacity of 2,800 MW and forms a key part of India's strategy to expand nuclear power generation to meet rising electricity demand while reducing carbon emissions. Once operational, th...