US envoy Sergio Gor hints at ‘big things’ in India-US nuclear energy partnership

Key points

• NEW DELHI: US ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday hinted at a major India-US collaboration in the nuclear energy sector.Responding to a post by Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on a meeting with an executive delegation of the Nuclear Energy Institute and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum under the 'US Nuclear Executive Mission to India', Gor said, “Big things ahead in India-US collaboration on nuclear energy!”Earlier, Fadnavis said that significant changes are taking place in the global energy transition process.
• Although Maharashtra has been making substantial investments in solar and wind energy for many years, nuclear energy will become essential for carbon-free and industrial-scale baseload power supply.More than 40 per cent of India’s total foreign investment comes to Maharashtra.
• Nearly 60 per cent of the country’s data centre capacity is concentrated in the Mumbai and Navi Mumbai areas.
• Sectors such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, logistics and advanced manufacturing are...