AREVA wants more presence in India
PROJECT | AREVA wants more presence in India
AREVA submitted a bid to Indian utility NPCIL for the design and construction of two EPR reactors. Each will have an output in excess of 1,600 MW for the plants to be built on the Jaitapur site in the state of Maharastra. The commissioning is scheduled for late 2017 and end of 2018. Within the scope of the site development plan, NPCIL expects Jaitapur to accommodate up to six units.
To move this ambitious program forward rapidly, AREVA has submitted an early works agreement to NPCIL to launch initial design and book the manufacturing capacities needed for the major components.
In parallel, AREVA is joining forces with a number of local companies:
The group has just entered into a strategic alliance with Bharat Forge by signing an agreement which lays down the main conditions of the joint-venture which is set to build a forged parts manufacturing plant in India. The agreement marks an important milestone as legal agreements can now be drafted, the industrial tool determined and a site acquired.
AREVA has finalised the terms of a framework agreement with the Indian engineering company TCE Consulting Engineers Limited, a subsidiary of the Tata Sons Limited. This agreement for the supply of engineering services will be signed shortly.
AREVA's bid for the construction of two EPR reactors and these various agreements confirm the group's desire to expand its activities in India, one of the world's most dynamic economies which needs to rapidly increase its production capacity to meet its ever-growing energy needs.
