Role of Fusion Energy in India

The growth in demand of electricity is increasing relentlessly in India. The growth rate of installed electricity generation for the past two decades is found to be above 8 % and is much higher than the growth of any other sector in India. The realization of commercial fusion power reactor will take at least another fifty years. Hence, in the first half of this century, it is expected that the nuclear fission reactors will play a major role in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions. The Indian fusion program is focused to achieve a commercial reactor by 2060 and sustain its growth there after. The contribution of fusion reactors to electricity generation by 2100 is expected to be 5 % of total installed capacity with a conservative growth rate and 10 % with an accelerated program.