India’s recent nuclear move is about to change who controls the atom

2026-01-29 - 16:01

India’s SHANTI Act shifts nuclear risks from suppliers to the state, clearing space for modular reactors, private partners, and a bigger role for atomic energy India’s Ministry of Power released a draft energy strategy this week that seeks to transform the country’s power sector in line with its broader development agenda and the nuclear goals set out in the recently enacted Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Act (SHANTI), passed in December 2025. The new policy identifies nuclear power as a “clean, reliable, and sustainable energy source with significant potential for India’s long-term energy security.” To expand nuclear capacity to 100 GW by 2047, “the Central Government will collaborate with the private sector for setting up modular reactors, developing Bharat Small Reactors, and advancing next-generation nuclear technologies.” For much of