Nuclear MoUs aim 25,000 MW in Maharashtra

Maharashtra signed four memorandums of understanding on May 19 for nuclear power projects totaling 25,400 megawatts, according to reports from Hindustan Times, The Hindu and Indian Express. The agreements carry a proposed investment of about ₹6.5 lakh crore and were signed by the state government with Adani Power, NTPC, Reliance Industries and Lalitpur Power Generation Company, part of the Bajaj Group. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the projects would add clean energy capacity and support jobs in the state. The reports did not specify commissioning dates for the proposed plants. ### Which companies signed the agreements, and for how much capacity? The Hindu reported that Maharashtra signed the MoUs with four companies for 25,400 MW of nuclear generation on May 19. Hindustan Times and Indian Express both said the package was valued at roughly ₹6.5 lakh crore. Indian Express reported that Adani Power proposed a 6,000 MW project with investment of ₹1.5 lakh crore. Business Standard’s Hindi report said the four-company package included NTPC, Adani Power, Reliance Industries and Lalitpur Power Generation Company, and that the projects were expected to create 123,500 jobs. ### Where are the proposed projects supposed to be built? (hindustantimes.com) Hindustan Times reported that three of the four proposed projects are planned in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg in the Konkan region. The same report said Adani Power’s proposed 6,000 MW plant is planned at Barsu in Ratnagiri. Indian Express reported that Maharashtra’s Konkan coast could see projects totaling 20,400 MW under the MoUs. (indianexpress.com) That report linked the proposed Barsu nuclear site to an area that had previously seen protests over a planned oil refinery project. ### How does this fit into Maharashtra’s earlier nuclear push? Indian Express reported in November 2025 that Maharashtra became the first Indian state to participate in nuclear power generation after Maharashtra State Power Generation Company signed an MoU with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. in the presence of Fadnavis. (hindustantimes.com) The report said the arrangement positioned the state within the federal government’s nuclear expansion plans. (indianexpress.com) Business Standard reported in January 2026 that Fadnavis said Maharashtra had already signed MoUs with an Indian government company and a Russian company for small modular reactor plans. He said at the time that the first such project would probably be in Maharashtra. ### What is the national backdrop for these projects? (indianexpress.com) The Press Information Bureau said in December 2025 that the government had announced plans to work with private players on 220 MW Bharat Small Reactors and that NPCIL had issued a request for proposals within the existing legal framework. The same PIB material said the initiative was meant to provide low-carbon captive power for industry. (business-standard.com) A separate PIB background note said India was targeting an increase in nuclear capacity from 8,180 MW to 22,480 MW by 2031-32 and had set a longer-term goal of 100 GW by 2047. The note said 10 reactors totaling 8,000 MW were already under construction or planned across several states. ### What is still unclear after the MoUs? The May 19 agreements set out proposed capacity, investment and participating companies, but published reports did not include commissioning schedules, reactor types, financing structures or final regulatory approvals. (pib.gov.in) Hindustan Times and The Hindu both described the documents as MoUs, not final project awards. (pib.gov.in) The next public details are likely to come from company disclosures, state approvals and any subsequent agreements with NPCIL or other federal authorities. Maharashtra’s Energy Department lists official documents and updates on its website, while participating companies would typically disclose material project steps separately. (energy.maharashtra.gov.in) (hindustantimes.com)