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Energy security isn’t built with opinions. It’s built with assets. When Adani Group developed the Carmichael coal mine in Australia, the objective was simple: ensure India has access to reliable, high-quality fuel when global supply chains fail or geopolitics turns uncertain. India still depends heavily on coal. Domestic coal...

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Coal prices have risen internationally but Ukraine had nothing to do with #energy prices rising in Australia. Investment in #solar and #wind is to blame. It is important that the government in this country start facing reality and stop hiding the problem. The #Ukraine has nothing to do with #coal prices in this country. In fact, Australian coal prices did not rise at all under their existing long term contracts for our #coal-fired power stations. The government must stop misleading parliament that rising electricity prices in Australia are due to a war in the Ukraine. Massive solar and wind #subsidies are the cause of Australians suffering some of the highest #electricity prices in the world. Every time a coal fired power station is shut in this country we see yet the another spike in our power bills because unreliable #renewables cannot provide the same inexpensive baseload power supply. This government's Safeguard Mechanism Bill will add even more fines to reliable coal-fired power and yet more pain for Australian households. #UnitedNations #ClimateScam #Australia
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Coal prices have risen internationally but Ukraine had nothing to do with #energy prices rising in Australia. Investment in #solar and #wind is to blame. It is important that the government in this country start facing reality and stop hiding the problem. The #Ukraine has nothing to do with #coal prices in this country. In fact, Australian coal prices did not rise at all under their existing long term contracts for our #coal-fired power stations. The government must stop misleading parliament that rising electricity prices in Australia are due to a war in the Ukraine. Massive solar and wind #subsidies are the cause of Australians suffering some of the highest #electricity prices in the world. Every time a coal fired power station is shut in this country we see yet the another spike in our power bills because unreliable #renewables cannot provide the same inexpensive baseload power supply. This government's Safeguard Mechanism Bill will add even more fines to reliable coal-fired power and yet more pain for Australian households. #UnitedNations #ClimateScam #Australia

Malcolm Roberts 🇦🇺

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In the Rajya Sabha today, I addressed key questions on coal exchange, coal gasification, and mine closure reforms. Under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Government of India has brought greater transparency and efficiency to the allocation of coal blocks through open auctions. Today, nearly 73–74% of India’s power generation comes from coal-based thermal plants, with around 80% of the coal produced being supplied to the power sector. Critical industries such as cement, steel, and fertilisers also depend heavily on coal. India holds the world’s fifth-largest coal reserves, sufficient to meet our needs for the next 60–70 years. We are further strengthening this position by accelerating exploration activities. Today, India is the second-largest coal producer globally, and Coal India Limited remains the largest coal-producing company in the world. We have also made significant progress in coal gasification, with projects worth over ₹64,000 crore underway. Highlighted that there are two types of gasification — surface and underground. We are actively advancing surface gasification, while underground gasification technologies are being carefully studied. I will share further updates once these are finalised. On mine closure, 143 coal mines are currently undergoing scientific closure processes. Dedicated nodal officers have been appointed for each site, with oversight committees led by respective district collectors. These efforts are focused not only on environmental sustainability but also on generating employment opportunities and ensuring a just transition for affected communities. Watch here:
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In the Rajya Sabha today, I addressed key questions on coal exchange, coal gasification, and mine closure reforms. Under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Government of India has brought greater transparency and efficiency to the allocation of coal blocks through open auctions. Today, nearly 73–74% of India’s power generation comes from coal-based thermal plants, with around 80% of the coal produced being supplied to the power sector. Critical industries such as cement, steel, and fertilisers also depend heavily on coal. India holds the world’s fifth-largest coal reserves, sufficient to meet our needs for the next 60–70 years. We are further strengthening this position by accelerating exploration activities. Today, India is the second-largest coal producer globally, and Coal India Limited remains the largest coal-producing company in the world. We have also made significant progress in coal gasification, with projects worth over ₹64,000 crore underway. Highlighted that there are two types of gasification — surface and underground. We are actively advancing surface gasification, while underground gasification technologies are being carefully studied. I will share further updates once these are finalised. On mine closure, 143 coal mines are currently undergoing scientific closure processes. Dedicated nodal officers have been appointed for each site, with oversight committees led by respective district collectors. These efforts are focused not only on environmental sustainability but also on generating employment opportunities and ensuring a just transition for affected communities. Watch here:

G Kishan Reddy

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Japan is lifting restrictions on coal power. Older, decommissioned plants are being brought back online. Japan depends heavily on imported LNG, with much of it passing through the Persian Gulf. Rising tensions in the Middle East are putting that supply at serious risk. Coal solves the problem. It can be sourced from diverse, stable suppliers and stockpiled domestically at scale. This reverses the country's green policy. Coal use was set to fall from about 31% in 2022 to 19% by 2030. Now capacity is being brought back. And this isn't isolated. Across Asia, governments are shifting priorities. They are hurriedly returning to reliability and ditching CO2 emission targets. Energy security trumps ideology.
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Japan is lifting restrictions on coal power. Older, decommissioned plants are being brought back online. Japan depends heavily on imported LNG, with much of it passing through the Persian Gulf. Rising tensions in the Middle East are putting that supply at serious risk. Coal solves the problem. It can be sourced from diverse, stable suppliers and stockpiled domestically at scale. This reverses the country's green policy. Coal use was set to fall from about 31% in 2022 to 19% by 2030. Now capacity is being brought back. And this isn't isolated. Across Asia, governments are shifting priorities. They are hurriedly returning to reliability and ditching CO2 emission targets. Energy security trumps ideology.

Electroverse

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China's renewable expansion receives endless Western applause. Its coal expansion, however, gets far less attention. At the start of 2026, China had 1,207 operating coal-fired power stations. In 2025 alone, it added 78 GW of coal capacity, the most in a decade, and began building another 83 GW, with a record 161 GW of projects either proposed or revived. China consumed more than 4.9 billion tons of coal during 2025 -- which is 56% of the global total. One country burned more coal than the rest of the world combined -- and green activists applaud it. China is building wind and solar, yes, but it is not gambling its industrial economy on intermittent power. AI is the next industrial age, but it requires colossal quantities of dependable electricity. China is securing this mainly via coal, gas and nuclear. Meanwhile, Net Zero governments are closing reliable power stations, raising energy costs and driving industry east. Nations that continue sacrificing power on the altar of Net Zero will not lead the AI revolution. They will watch the future being built elsewhere.
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China's renewable expansion receives endless Western applause. Its coal expansion, however, gets far less attention. At the start of 2026, China had 1,207 operating coal-fired power stations. In 2025 alone, it added 78 GW of coal capacity, the most in a decade, and began building another 83 GW, with a record 161 GW of projects either proposed or revived. China consumed more than 4.9 billion tons of coal during 2025 -- which is 56% of the global total. One country burned more coal than the rest of the world combined -- and green activists applaud it. China is building wind and solar, yes, but it is not gambling its industrial economy on intermittent power. AI is the next industrial age, but it requires colossal quantities of dependable electricity. China is securing this mainly via coal, gas and nuclear. Meanwhile, Net Zero governments are closing reliable power stations, raising energy costs and driving industry east. Nations that continue sacrificing power on the altar of Net Zero will not lead the AI revolution. They will watch the future being built elsewhere.

Electroverse

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Germany built one of the largest wind and solar fleets on Earth. It dismantled its nuclear power stations and retired its coal, with the promise that green energy would power its future. The country spent billions transitioning. Then winter arrived, and Dunkelflaut hit - the dark windless dead zone. Wind and solar fell to barely 5% of demand. The grid staggered, and Germany was forced to fire up old coal plants it said had closed forever, and import expensive nuclear from France. This is the physics politicians fail to mention, and a point many people still fail to grasp. When the wind dies and the sun sets, renewables disappear. And the only way the grid survives, the only reason countless millions don't freeze to death, is thanks to oil, coal, nuclear and gas.
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Germany built one of the largest wind and solar fleets on Earth. It dismantled its nuclear power stations and retired its coal, with the promise that green energy would power its future. The country spent billions transitioning. Then winter arrived, and Dunkelflaut hit - the dark windless dead zone. Wind and solar fell to barely 5% of demand. The grid staggered, and Germany was forced to fire up old coal plants it said had closed forever, and import expensive nuclear from France. This is the physics politicians fail to mention, and a point many people still fail to grasp. When the wind dies and the sun sets, renewables disappear. And the only way the grid survives, the only reason countless millions don't freeze to death, is thanks to oil, coal, nuclear and gas.

Electroverse

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Germany built one of the largest wind and solar fleets on Earth. It dismantled its nuclear power stations and retired its coal, with the promise that green energy would power its future. The country spent billions transitioning. Then winter arrived, and "Dunkelflaut" hit -- the dark windless dead zone. Wind and solar fell to barely 5% of demand. The grid staggered, and Germany was forced to fire up old coal plants it said had closed forever, and import expensive nuclear from France. This is the physics politicians fail to mention, and a point many people still fail to grasp: When the wind dies and the sun sets, renewables disappear. The only way the grid survives, the only reason countless millions don't freeze to death, is thanks to oil, coal, nuclear and gas.
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Germany built one of the largest wind and solar fleets on Earth. It dismantled its nuclear power stations and retired its coal, with the promise that green energy would power its future. The country spent billions transitioning. Then winter arrived, and "Dunkelflaut" hit -- the dark windless dead zone. Wind and solar fell to barely 5% of demand. The grid staggered, and Germany was forced to fire up old coal plants it said had closed forever, and import expensive nuclear from France. This is the physics politicians fail to mention, and a point many people still fail to grasp: When the wind dies and the sun sets, renewables disappear. The only way the grid survives, the only reason countless millions don't freeze to death, is thanks to oil, coal, nuclear and gas.

Electroverse

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Britain has paid billions in subsidies to build thousands of turbines across its countryside. But when high pressure systems move in, wind collapses. During these calm spells, wind generation can fall to almost nothing, as low as 0.2% of the grid. When that happens, the grid scrambles. Coal is restarted, gas plants carry the bulk of the load and supply warnings are issued. This is the reality few in elected office seem to grasp. When the weather calms, which it regularly does, wind power disappears from the grid. Britain only stays online thanks to dispatchable energy systems picking up the slack. The country would be better off, both financially and in terms of energy security, if it simply ran off dispatchable power in the first place.
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Britain has paid billions in subsidies to build thousands of turbines across its countryside. But when high pressure systems move in, wind collapses. During these calm spells, wind generation can fall to almost nothing, as low as 0.2% of the grid. When that happens, the grid scrambles. Coal is restarted, gas plants carry the bulk of the load and supply warnings are issued. This is the reality few in elected office seem to grasp. When the weather calms, which it regularly does, wind power disappears from the grid. Britain only stays online thanks to dispatchable energy systems picking up the slack. The country would be better off, both financially and in terms of energy security, if it simply ran off dispatchable power in the first place.

Electroverse

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A cold winter is exposing Germany's energy choices. Natural gas storage levels are dropping fast. In Bavaria, one major site is just 6% full While nationally, storage has slipped below 38%, a level officially classified as "critical". Household supply is protected, for now, but Germany's industry is not. Energy-intensive factories, particularly in southern regions, face shutdown risk. Renewables are not covering the gap. Low wind and solar output has pushed fossil fuels back to supplying the majority of Germany's electricity, with retired coal plants called back into action to save the country from freezing to a halt. This is what happens when ideology replaces energy security.
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A cold winter is exposing Germany's energy choices. Natural gas storage levels are dropping fast. In Bavaria, one major site is just 6% full While nationally, storage has slipped below 38%, a level officially classified as "critical". Household supply is protected, for now, but Germany's industry is not. Energy-intensive factories, particularly in southern regions, face shutdown risk. Renewables are not covering the gap. Low wind and solar output has pushed fossil fuels back to supplying the majority of Germany's electricity, with retired coal plants called back into action to save the country from freezing to a halt. This is what happens when ideology replaces energy security.

Electroverse

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Germany has spent 1 trillion euros on its energy transition. "And what has it brought us," asks Evonik CEO Christian Kullmann. "Nothing," he says. Germany's global CO2 emissions have decreased only slightly, now accounting for 1.6% of global emissions. But its energy-intensive industries are struggling with some of the highest power costs in the developed world. Evonik itself is cutting 3,200 jobs. Kullmann adds that Germany's planned 2030 coal phase-out is unrealistic, pointing out that there are not enough gas-fired power plants, and that grid infrastructure is inadequate. He says coal will be needed until at least 2033 - probably longer. After 1 trillion euros spent, Germany still lacks the dispatchable power, grid infrastructure and affordable backup needed. It bet heavy on wind and solar, and that bet is losing.
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Germany has spent 1 trillion euros on its energy transition. "And what has it brought us," asks Evonik CEO Christian Kullmann. "Nothing," he says. Germany's global CO2 emissions have decreased only slightly, now accounting for 1.6% of global emissions. But its energy-intensive industries are struggling with some of the highest power costs in the developed world. Evonik itself is cutting 3,200 jobs. Kullmann adds that Germany's planned 2030 coal phase-out is unrealistic, pointing out that there are not enough gas-fired power plants, and that grid infrastructure is inadequate. He says coal will be needed until at least 2033 - probably longer. After 1 trillion euros spent, Germany still lacks the dispatchable power, grid infrastructure and affordable backup needed. It bet heavy on wind and solar, and that bet is losing.

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#WATCH | Delhi: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani says, "What has become even more obvious from the recent Middle East conflict and targeted attacks on infrastructure is that energy security and digital security are no longer independent dimensions. They are now the twin foundations of national power. And it is increasingly evident that the country that controls its energy will drive its industrial future. The country that controls its compute will drive its intelligence future, and the country that controls both will shape the century ahead. This is the new geometry of power. If 1947 was about our political freedom, true independence in the 21st century will mean owning the energy that lights our homes and the intelligence that guides our minds. This is not a theory. The two largest economies in the world, the United States and China, have understood this deeply. Their systems may be different. Their politics may be different. Their institutions may be different. But their strategic objectives are the same. No nation can call itself truly self-reliant if it depends on others for the energy that powers its economy or the intelligence that shapes its destiny." (Video source: Adani Group)
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#WATCH | Delhi: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani says, "What has become even more obvious from the recent Middle East conflict and targeted attacks on infrastructure is that energy security and digital security are no longer independent dimensions. They are now the twin foundations of national power. And it is increasingly evident that the country that controls its energy will drive its industrial future. The country that controls its compute will drive its intelligence future, and the country that controls both will shape the century ahead. This is the new geometry of power. If 1947 was about our political freedom, true independence in the 21st century will mean owning the energy that lights our homes and the intelligence that guides our minds. This is not a theory. The two largest economies in the world, the United States and China, have understood this deeply. Their systems may be different. Their politics may be different. Their institutions may be different. But their strategic objectives are the same. No nation can call itself truly self-reliant if it depends on others for the energy that powers its economy or the intelligence that shapes its destiny." (Video source: Adani Group)

ANI

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Pallone: Trump keeps saying, “Well, I don’t like the way solar panels look. I don’t like the way windmills look.” What the hell does that have to do with what we need to do in an energy crisis? The price of electricity keeps going up. And so they’ve taken the position—because of Trump—that they’re either going to eliminate renewables like solar or wind altogether, or they’re going to make them not a priority. That’s not based on what’s important for the American people—keeping energy affordable. If you don’t have an all-of-the-above energy policy that says, “Look, we need more energy, and we’re going to use nuclear, we’re going to use renewables, we’re going to use fossil fuels,” then you’re cutting off major sources of new energy generation, and prices are going to go through the roof. And then there’s the environmental aspect, because renewables don’t create the kinds of environmental problems that burning oil, gas, or coal does. I mean, one of the bills yesterday was to try to bring back coal in all its glory. Well, the price of coal is already so high that it would send electricity bills through the roof if you had to buy and burn it—not to mention the environmental damage.
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Pallone: Trump keeps saying, “Well, I don’t like the way solar panels look. I don’t like the way windmills look.” What the hell does that have to do with what we need to do in an energy crisis? The price of electricity keeps going up. And so they’ve taken the position—because of Trump—that they’re either going to eliminate renewables like solar or wind altogether, or they’re going to make them not a priority. That’s not based on what’s important for the American people—keeping energy affordable. If you don’t have an all-of-the-above energy policy that says, “Look, we need more energy, and we’re going to use nuclear, we’re going to use renewables, we’re going to use fossil fuels,” then you’re cutting off major sources of new energy generation, and prices are going to go through the roof. And then there’s the environmental aspect, because renewables don’t create the kinds of environmental problems that burning oil, gas, or coal does. I mean, one of the bills yesterday was to try to bring back coal in all its glory. Well, the price of coal is already so high that it would send electricity bills through the roof if you had to buy and burn it—not to mention the environmental damage.

Acyn

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🔥 The scam no one wants to touch... Everyone’s mad about coal & gas exports — fair enough. But where’s that same energy when it comes to the green energy scam? 💸 In 2024 alone: → $1 BILLION in hidden charges to run wind farms → 72% of those wind farms? Foreign-owned → Another $659 MILLION lost to solar “green” charges We don’t even own the infrastructure. We import the turbines. We import the panels. Mostly from China, who burn our coal to make them. We send them $10B in coal. We get $3B in “green tech” back. That’s a 70% shortfall. While Aussies struggle with rising power bills, the profits are heading overseas. This isn’t climate leadership. It’s economic betrayal. And let’s be real... It’s “cool” to bash fossil fuels. It’s not cool to call out the green energy scam. And it’s definitely not cool to talk about the unchecked migration crisis putting pressure on our housing, hospitals, and jobs. But I don’t give a f*ck what’s cool. I care about putting Australians first. About keeping our power affordable. About calling out a system that’s failing us — while pretending to save the planet. 🛑 Open every coal & gas plant 🛑 Ditch the green energy scam 🛑 Put Australians first It’s not political. It’s just common sense.
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2 Worlds Collide Podcast

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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright with a powerful message to Africans. In Washington DC, Chris Wright, the new administration’s energy secretary, took the stage and gave an impassioned speech on how concerns over climate change should not prevent Africa from charging ahead with fossil fuel development. “This government has no desire to tell you what you should do with your energy system,” he said. “It’s a paternalistic post-colonial attitude that I just can’t stand.” Wright said Western countries such as the United States have for years been “shamelessly” telling Africa that coal is bad and not to develop it. “That’s just nonsense, 100 percent nonsense,” he said. “Coal transformed our world and made it better, extended life expectancy and grew opportunities, and coal globally will be the largest source of electricity for decades to come. That’s not a policy, that’s not a desire, that’s just a reality.” I approved this message.
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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright with a powerful message to Africans. In Washington DC, Chris Wright, the new administration’s energy secretary, took the stage and gave an impassioned speech on how concerns over climate change should not prevent Africa from charging ahead with fossil fuel development. “This government has no desire to tell you what you should do with your energy system,” he said. “It’s a paternalistic post-colonial attitude that I just can’t stand.” Wright said Western countries such as the United States have for years been “shamelessly” telling Africa that coal is bad and not to develop it. “That’s just nonsense, 100 percent nonsense,” he said. “Coal transformed our world and made it better, extended life expectancy and grew opportunities, and coal globally will be the largest source of electricity for decades to come. That’s not a policy, that’s not a desire, that’s just a reality.” I approved this message.

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China has made enormous progress in mine safety over the past two decades. That is exactly why this disaster hurts so much. The gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu ​coal mine in Qinyuan county, Shanxi province on Friday. 247 workers were underground. At least 90 dead. These are not numbers. They are fathers, sons, husbands, workers who went down into the earth to keep the country running. Coal built much of China’s industrial rise. But every ton of energy carries human weight. No infrastructure, no growth, no national project is worth forgetting the people at the bottom of the system — the ones who enter the dark so the rest of the country can have light. I hope every trapped worker is found. I hope every responsible person is held accountable. And I hope China never treats this as just another accident. A great nation is not measured only by how much power it generates, but by how fiercely it protects the hands that produce it.
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China has made enormous progress in mine safety over the past two decades. That is exactly why this disaster hurts so much. The gas explosion occurred at the Liushenyu ​coal mine in Qinyuan county, Shanxi province on Friday. 247 workers were underground. At least 90 dead. These are not numbers. They are fathers, sons, husbands, workers who went down into the earth to keep the country running. Coal built much of China’s industrial rise. But every ton of energy carries human weight. No infrastructure, no growth, no national project is worth forgetting the people at the bottom of the system — the ones who enter the dark so the rest of the country can have light. I hope every trapped worker is found. I hope every responsible person is held accountable. And I hope China never treats this as just another accident. A great nation is not measured only by how much power it generates, but by how fiercely it protects the hands that produce it.

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#WATCH | Surat, Gujarat: On India advancing civil nuclear programme, Senior Scientist, Dept. of Atomic Energy, Dr Neelam Goyal says, "... India’s economy rests on three pillars: agriculture, industry, and services. The backbone of all three is electricity. At present, around 70% of India’s electricity comes from coal, with much of the quality coal imported from Indonesia. This costs the country roughly Rs 12,000 crore annually. To achieve self-reliance, India must develop domestic energy sources. India possesses vast reserves of thorium—around 85% of the world’s supply—enough to generate 5,000 units of electricity per person per year for 500 years, compared to the current 1,000 units. Yet nuclear energy faces public resistance due to misconceptions and fear. As a result, nuclear projects are often delayed for a decade or more. I completed my PhD in 2008 at Rajasthan University, studying the impact of nuclear power plants on regional economies, welfare, and health. In 2009, I undertook postdoctoral training with India’s Department of Atomic Energy in Mumbai... Since 2011, after the Fukushima disaster, I have worked to raise awareness and reduce opposition to nuclear energy across states, including Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat. Currently, India operates 23 reactors using uranium, imported from countries such as Australia and Mongolia. Uranium is a fissile element, and its by-product, plutonium, can also be used as fuel. India’s fast breeder reactor programme now utilises plutonium, and when combined with thorium, it can be converted into uranium-233, a powerful fissile material. This opens the door to smaller reactors and long-term energy independence, potentially supplying India with abundant electricity for years."
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#WATCH | Surat, Gujarat: On India advancing civil nuclear programme, Senior Scientist, Dept. of Atomic Energy, Dr Neelam Goyal says, "... India’s economy rests on three pillars: agriculture, industry, and services. The backbone of all three is electricity. At present, around 70% of India’s electricity comes from coal, with much of the quality coal imported from Indonesia. This costs the country roughly Rs 12,000 crore annually. To achieve self-reliance, India must develop domestic energy sources. India possesses vast reserves of thorium—around 85% of the world’s supply—enough to generate 5,000 units of electricity per person per year for 500 years, compared to the current 1,000 units. Yet nuclear energy faces public resistance due to misconceptions and fear. As a result, nuclear projects are often delayed for a decade or more. I completed my PhD in 2008 at Rajasthan University, studying the impact of nuclear power plants on regional economies, welfare, and health. In 2009, I undertook postdoctoral training with India’s Department of Atomic Energy in Mumbai... Since 2011, after the Fukushima disaster, I have worked to raise awareness and reduce opposition to nuclear energy across states, including Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat. Currently, India operates 23 reactors using uranium, imported from countries such as Australia and Mongolia. Uranium is a fissile element, and its by-product, plutonium, can also be used as fuel. India’s fast breeder reactor programme now utilises plutonium, and when combined with thorium, it can be converted into uranium-233, a powerful fissile material. This opens the door to smaller reactors and long-term energy independence, potentially supplying India with abundant electricity for years."

ANI

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