New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) India and France today signed a framework agreement for construction of two 1650 MW nuclear power reactors in Maharashtra and price and technical issues were being negotiated.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and French company Areva for building two European Pressure Reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra after talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
However, the Prime Minister made it clear that issues related to pricing of nuclear power and other technical matters were yet to be settled.
"The framework agreement has been signed between Areva and NPCIL. There are issues with regard to other technical matters including pricing. This are subject matter of negotiations," Singh told reporters at a joint press conference with Sarkozy.