{"id":9112,"date":"2026-01-07T11:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/9112\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:01:13","slug":"nam-india-nuclear-ties-boosted-door-opens-for-supply-alliance-technology-value-addition-new-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/9112\/","title":{"rendered":"Nam, India nuclear ties boosted \u2026 door opens for supply alliance, technology, value addition\u00a0 \u2013 New Era"},"content":{"rendered":"

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India recently modernised its national nuclear energy strategy, which now complements Namibia\u2019s Nuclear Industrial Strategy in terms of focusing on regulatory strength, human capital, and value addition in nuclear applications. \u200bThis development means Namibia and India can deepen collaboration on uranium supply, fuel cycle services, and socio-economic development through nuclear technologies. \u200b<\/p>\n

India updated its strategy through the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill (2025), which is described as a comprehensive legislation aimed at transforming the country\u2019s nuclear landscape to meet the demands of the 21st century. The SHANTI Bill consolidates and modernises India\u2019s legal regime governing nuclear energy, replacing the Atomic Energy Act (1962), and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (2010), along with their subsequent amendments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The unified legislative framework is intended to expand the role of nuclear energy in India\u2019s national energy mix, encourage innovation, and support non-power applications including hydrogen production, medical isotope supply, agriculture, industry, and advanced research. The legislation underpins India\u2019s ambitious goal of achieving 100 GW of nuclear energy capacity by 2047, thereby contributing significantly to the country\u2019s decarbonisation objectives.<\/p>\n

\u201cNamibia recently launched Nuclear Industrial Strategy reflects a forward-looking vision that resonates strongly with India\u2019s approach under the SHANTI Bill. Namibia, as one of the world\u2019s leading uranium-producing countries, is seeking to move beyond the traditional role of raw material supplier by strengthening regulatory institutions, building human capital, encouraging value addition, and expanding peaceful applications of nuclear science in areas such as energy planning, healthcare, water management, and industrial development,\u201d stated Rahul Shrivastava, High Commissioner of India to Namibia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a recent Op-Ed titled \u201cA New Dawn in India and Namibia\u2019s Nuclear Energy Journey\u201d, Shrivastava noted that India\u2019s modernised nuclear framework complements the objectives in Namibia\u2019s nuclear strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the Op-Ed he pointed out that nuclear energy is a clean, reliable, and scalable source of power that will play a central role in India\u2019s energy transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SHANTI Bill provides legal clarity and regulatory predictability that enable long-term partnerships across the nuclear value chain. Together with Namibia\u2019s strategy, it opens avenues for collaboration in uranium supply arrangements, fuel cycle services under international safeguards, skills development, research collaboration, and the application of nuclear and radiation technologies for socio-economic development,\u201d Shrivastava pointed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The High Commissioner further noted that a core objective of the SHANTI Bill is to enable meaningful private sector participation in India\u2019s civil nuclear energy sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time, private companies will be able to participate in plant operations, power generation, equipment manufacturing, and specific fuel cycle activities under strict regulatory oversight. This move is expected to attract domestic and global investment, foster competition, and accelerate the deployment of nuclear technologies,\u201d he stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Moreover, India\u2019s new legal framework allows private enterprises and joint ventures to build, own, operate, and decommission nuclear power plants through a government licensing regime, while strategic and sensitive activities such as uranium and thorium mining, isotopic enrichment, high-level waste management, and heavy water production remain exclusively under the state\u2019s control.<\/p>\n

In addition, the SHANTI Bill makes provision for a civil liability regime that aligns with international benchmarks and best practices. Under this regime, operator liability is clearly defined, supported by a proposed Nuclear Liability Fund backed by the Indian government and complemented by additional international compensation through India\u2019s participation in the Convention on Supplementary Compensation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shrivastava emphasised that by removing supplier liability after careful consideration of global norms and advances in reactor safety, the SHANTI Bill seeks to facilitate international technology cooperation while maintaining rigorous safety standards.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch a globally aligned framework strengthens confidence among partner countries, including Namibia, and supports transparent, rules-based nuclear cooperation that places safety, security, and non-proliferation at its core,\u201d Shrivastava stated.<\/p>\n

The SHANTI Bill also provides a regulatory basis for the deployment of Small Modular Reactors, supported by an allocation of approximately US$250 million (about N$4.1 billion) under the Nuclear Energy Mission.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least five indigenously designed Small Modular Reactors are targeted to be operational by 2033. These compact and flexible reactors hold particular relevance for countries exploring decentralised, low-carbon energy solutions, including those with remote mining, industrial, or coastal locations \u2013 areas of growing interest within Namibia\u2019s long-term energy planning,\u201d Shrivastava noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyond power generation, the SHANTI Bill also recognises the growing role of nuclear technologies in future-ready applications such as artificial intelligence-enabled research, advanced materials, precision manufacturing, space technologies, and industrial automation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese areas closely align with Namibia\u2019s Nuclear Industrial Strategy, which emphasises the use of nuclear science to support national development goals, improve public services, strengthen research institutions, and build a skilled workforce capable of supporting a modern nuclear ecosystem,\u201d Shrivastava added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Namibia, Cabinet last year approved the country\u2019s first Nuclear Industry Strategy, which was at time announced at media briefing by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus. She explained the Nuclear Industry Strategy is designed to lay the foundation for Namibia\u2019s entry into nuclear energy development and the beneficiation of its uranium resources.<\/p>\n

Theofelus said the plan includes amendments to the Atomic Energy and Radiation Act of 2005 to strengthen Namibia\u2019s regulatory framework and ensure the independence of its nuclear authority. The strategy also provides for the establishment of a Nuclear Institute of Namibia and the reassignment of the Act\u2019s administration to the National Planning Commission for cross-sectoral coordination.<\/p>\n

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