Engineering and site-design work is set to begin immediately for six Westinghouse nuclear power plants in IndiaFile photo. The nuclear project will help India limit carbon emissions as it works toward quadrupling its annual electricity production by 2030 to as much as 4.5 trillion kilowatt-hours. In the joint agreement, the US and India also reaffirmed their commitments to the Paris climate agreement. The endorsement from the White House indicates that President Barack Obama’s administration sees nuclear power as important to curbing climate change. New York: Engineering and site-design work is set to begin immediately for six Westinghouse Electric Co. nuclear power plants in India, as part of the world’s second most populous nation’s efforts to curb emissions from fossil fuels.

Source: Mint June 08, 2016 06:45 UTC