Nuclear power can meet 20 percent of energy needs of India by 2050. The country is trying to increase per capita availability of electricity to 1000 units by the year 2012. It is maintained by union Power Minister, Sushilkumar Shinde.

He was in Washington to address 'Green India Summit'. The summit was organised by the US-India Business Council and the Confederation of Indian Industry. It was also addressed by the US Secretary of Commerce, Carlos Gutierrez, Special Envoy to the Indian Prime Minister on Climate Change, Shyam Saran, former US Secretary of Defence and USIBC Board Member William S. Cohen.  

Shinde said that the India-US civil nuclear deal would help the country to meet its energy requirements. The deal would open doors for nuclear commerce with the United States and other countries. It would also decrease dependence of India of fossil fuel. Nuclear energy currently contributes only 3 percent to the total energy capacity. It is expected to increase following signing of nuclear deal with US and France. The minister stressed the need of international co-operation to generate environment friendly power.

Indian ambassador to US, Ronen Sen asked for the involvement of private sector for better use of Indo-US nuclear deal.