Saurabh Todi is a research analyst at the Takshashila Institution, a policy think tank based in Bengaluru.
India needs a way to generate a lot more power to keep up with rapidly rising demand without adding to its already severe pollution woes.
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India can get more out of nuclear power with private sector help
Corporate involvement would bring competition, lower costs and speed development
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, now India's largest, began commercial operation in the state of Tamil Nadu in 2013: Nuclear power represents just 1.6% of India's energy mix. © Reuters
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