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Nuclear energy in India

The mid 60s saw the beginning of a long standing
and meaningful association with the Department of
Atomic Energy (DAE), Govt. of India, which has endured
to this day.

With the exclusion of India from the 1970 Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty, the country has powered its
civilian nuclear power generation program wholly on
the strength of indigenously developed technology.
Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) such as Nuclear Power
Corporation of India, (Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam
Limited (BHAVINI), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic
Research (IGCAR), Uranium Corporation of India (UCI),
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), and several
nuclear power reactors across the country managed
under the auspices of the DAE built up nuclear power
generators upto 29 units as on date . These 29 units are
designed with capacity of 13,620 MW, including both
installed and under-construction units. Out of this, TCE’s
involvement to the tune of about 74% of the total nuclear
power generating capacity is indeed a feat to be proud of.
The relationships established in the mid 60s continue to
this day. With the change in project execution philosophy
adopted by nuclear power establishments, TCE has
started working with EPC contractors also in recent years.

Completing the power generation and distribution cycle,
TCE has engineered substations (both AIS and GIS) and
transmission lines for all voltage levels from 66 kv to 765 kv
in the domestic and international markets.

TCE has helped to contribute about
74% of India’s nuclear energy
generation.