New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- India is preparing to build 50-55 gigawatts (GW) of hydro pump storage capacity over the next six to seven years and expand nuclear power capacity to 100 GW by 2047 as part of its clean energy transition, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Chairperson Ghanshyam Prasad said on Wednesday.

"In the last three years, the kind of policy changes that have happened in this particular segment, we have seen a lot of traction coming from the private sector, particularly in the hydro and hydro pump storage," Prasad said at the sidelines of an industry event, according to ET.

He credited support from agencies including the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Central Water Commission (CWC), the Geological Survey of India ...