Lok Sabha passes bill to open up nuclear power sector for private sectors

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (Shanti) Bill, 2025, to open up nuclear power generation to private players. Amit Kapur, partner with JSA Advocates & Solicitors, said the legislation provides a clearer licensing and liability regime, refined operator and supplier liability structures, statutory recognition of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, and a graded enforcement and dispute resolution framework, to address long-standing legal and commercial concerns, which have limited the private and foreign investment in the sector. “Its focus on research development and innovation with a much clearer and stronger regulatory regime augurs well for the future of the Indian nuclear power programme,” he said. Read more