Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday confirmed the signing of Memorandums of Understanding with one Indian and one Russian company. The Chief Minister said these collaborations will concentrate on “Small Modular Reactors” to address the state’s growing large-scale power requirements, reported news agency ANI.

First SMR project likely to come up in Maharashtra

Responding to a question on discussions around deploying nuclear energy through smaller clusters, Devendra Fadnavis said, “We have essentially taken the lead on this, and the first project is likely to come up in Maharashtra. This is because we have entered into MoUs with an Indian government-owned company as well as a Russian company,” reported ANI.