Russia to supply 12 nuclear reactors to India

India and Russia on Thursday made a significant agreement to boost energy ties between the two countries.

In the meeting held between prime minister Narendra Modi and Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the national capital, Russia agreed to supply 12 nuclear energy reactors to India for over 20 years.

Vladimir Putin had been pushing for Russia's state-owned Rosatom to increase the number of reactors it could supply to as many as 25.

A 1,000-megawatt reactor is operating at the Russian-built Kudankulam power station in Tamil Nadu, with a second due to come onstream in 2015.

Country's officials say that a total of six reactors will be built at Kudankulam, with a further six to follow at a site that has not yet been determined.

(Reuters)