India, Oct. 14 -- India will require investments of approximately Rs15 lakh crore to add 91 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047, taking its total installed nuclear capacity to the targeted 100 GW, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Chairman Ghanshyam Prasad said on Wednesday. Speaking at the CEA's brainstorming event on "Making Indian Power Sector AI Enabled" in New Delhi, Prasad stressed the importance of mobilising investment and encouraging greater private-sector participation to achieve the country's long-term nuclear energy ambitions.

India's installed nuclear power capacity currently stands at around 8.8 GW and is expected to increase to 22 GW by 2030-31, according to the figures cited by Prasad. Reaching the 100 GW target by 20...