By A Correspondent

New Delhi: The Adani Group has formally indicated its readiness to enter India’s nuclear energy sector, marking one of the most significant potential shifts in the country’s tightly regulated atomic power landscape in decades.

The group’s Chief Financial Officer, Jugeshinder Singh, said the conglomerate is “deeply interested” in participating, but only once the government finalises a clear public–private partnership (PPP) framework and resolves longstanding liability concerns that have kept private capital out of the sector.

Singh’s remarks on November 29, 2025, come soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly declared that India is preparing to open its nuclear industry to private participation for the first time.

Modi, speaking earlier this month, said the government aims to modernise and expand the nuclear ecosystem by creating an enabling policy environment that attracts large-scale domestic and international investment, an approach he described as essential for India’s long-term clean energy roadmap.

Against this backdrop, Singh emphasised that Adani’s involvement hinges on the government establishing a viable PPP model similar to international reactor partnerships.

He noted that clarity on liability laws, historically one of the biggest barriers for private companies, is essential before the group can make any commitments.

“If the government can find out a public-private partnership model, then we would be, of course, very much interested,” he said, adding that the Group sees significant potential in contributing to India’s next-generation energy infrastructure.

The timing is critical: India is set to introduce the landmark Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, during the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament.

The Bill will mark the first major overhaul of the country’s nuclear laws since 1962 and is expected to address key structural, safety, and investment issues.

Industry experts believe the legislation will pave the way for private-sector participation, which has long been considered essential to achieving India’s ambitious clean-energy goals.

India currently operates 23 nuclear reactors, all owned and managed by the state-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), with a total installed capacity of 8.8 GW. The government aims to expand this to 100 GW by 2047, a target aligned with India’s broader carbon-neutrality commitments.

For the Adani Group, which has aggressively expanded into renewables, transmission, and energy infrastructure, nuclear energy represents the next frontier, one that could significantly accelerate India’s transition to a zero-carbon future.

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