Government has set a target to triple nuclear power generation by 2024. Minister of State for PMO Jitendra Singh said in Lok Sabha today that a number of steps have been taken by the NDA government to fast-track all ongoing nuclear projects and setting up of new plants in different parts of the country. He informed that nuclear power generation capacity in the country is expected to reach nearly 15,000 Mega Watt by 2024 as the government has expedited the process of setting up new plants. India's nuclear power generation capacity was 4,780 MW in 2014. <br/><br/>The Minister, however, said for generating targeted nuclear power, there has to be enough uranium available, both from domestic as well as foreign sources. Mr Singh said the government was actively pursuing the process of acquiring uranium from different sources, including exploration in new places like Bihar and Meghalaya.<br/><br/>He said for the first time, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India has been allowed to go for setting up of joint venture nuclear plants along with Public Sector Undertakings.