Regulation and policy

The Central Electricity Authority has notified comprehensive cybersecurity regulations effective April 2027, requiring power operators to implement strict data protection, system segregation, and incident-reporting protocols.

New draft regulations for India's nuclear sector introduce a unified licensing framework for private participation while restricting foreign reactor designs to self-reliant nations.

India aims to operationalize five new nuclear reactors by 2030 and reach 100 GW of capacity, supported by legislative framework and domestic technology development.

India’s Department of Atomic Energy has issued draft Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Act (SHANTI) rules covering licensing for building through decommissioning, with provisions for negotiations with reactor technology suppliers and sourcing foreign reactor technology subject to regulatory approval.

India’s industrial energy transition is being accelerated by new conservation legislation, a renewed electricity policy draft, and market mechanisms such as Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) and carbon credit trading, alongside targeted support for energy-efficiency upgrades and waste heat recovery in hard-to-abate sectors.

Westinghouse says a new collaboration with Amentum is intended to accelerate AP300 SMR licensing with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and to strengthen engineering and execution capability for delivering 1 GW-class reactors at scale.

A ceremony marks the start of preparatory works for future Kola nuclear units, with survey, design, and site infrastructure planned ahead of the later construction start following licensing.