Electricite de France (EDF) announced that it had signed a preliminary agreement with Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd. (NPCIL) to build six nuclear reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra. EDF is taking over the long-delayed project, which could become the biggest nuclear contract, from fellow French state-controlled group Areva, which will sell its reactor arm to EDF later the year 2016.

EDF said that in the next few months it would continue work started by Areva and NPCIL to secure certification for the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) in India and to finalise the economic and financial conditions.