A high-level US industry delegation on Monday held discussions with minister Jitendra Singh in India on private investment opportunities and industry collaboration in India’s nuclear sector, with talks focusing on small modular reactors (SMRs), advanced nuclear technologies and clean energy cooperation.

The delegation, comprising representatives from the Nuclear Energy Institute and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, met Singh in New Delhi to discuss India’s ambitious nuclear energy plans and recent policy reforms aimed at increasing private sector participation in the sector. Singh is minister of science and technology and earth sciences.

According to the government, the discussions centred on India’s plans to expand nuclear power generation capacity from the current 8.8 GW to 100 GW by 2047, while also exploring opportunities for technology partnerships, manufacturing collaboration and supply chain integration.