New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for key infrastructure projects in Rajasthan with a cumulative capital expenditure of ₹ 1.2 trillion, including a nuclear power plant and a renewable energy project.

One of these was Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd’s (ASHVINI) Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (4x700 MW) worth around ₹ 42,000 crore. The project comprises four indigenous 700 MW pressurized heavy water eeactors. ASHVINI is a joint venture of NTPC and NPCIL. Modi also inaugurated RSDCL Nokh Solar Park (925 MW) at Phalodi, Rajasthan, in which NTPC is developing 735 MW capacity.

“In today’s era of technology and industry, development runs on the power of electricity; electricity brings light, speed, progress, connectivity, and global acce

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