CEA's 52nd Foundation Day: roadmap for 100 GW nuclear by 2047, Brahmaputra hydro evacuation plan, EADMS portal
On 11 October 2025 in New Delhi, the Central Electricity Authority marked its 52nd Foundation Day by releasing a roadmap for 100 GW of nuclear capacity by 2047, a transmission master plan for about 65 GW of Brahmaputra basin hydropower, and the EADMS portal.
Summary
On 11 October 2025 the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the apex technical body under the Ministry of Power, celebrated its 52nd Foundation Day in New Delhi, with Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal as chief guest. CEA Chairperson Ghanshyam Prasad recalled the Authority's journey since its inception in 1973. Releases included the 'Road Map for Achieving the Goal of 100 GW of Nuclear Capacity by 2047'; a 'Master Plan for Evacuation of Power from Hydroelectric Plants in the Brahmaputra Basin', covering transmission for about 65 GW of hydro capacity; the Electrical Accident Data Monitoring System (EADMS) portal, a central platform to report and analyse electrical accidents; and a special edition of the Hindi quarterly 'Vidyut Vahini' on nuclear energy.
Key facts
- Body
- Central Electricity Authority (Ministry of Power); set up 1973
- Occasion
- 52nd Foundation Day, 11 Oct 2025, New Delhi
- Nuclear roadmap
- 100 GW by 2047
- Brahmaputra plan
- Evacuation of ~65 GW hydro
- New portal
- EADMS — electrical accident data
- Chairperson
- Ghanshyam Prasad
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Central Electricity Authority released a roadmap on its 52nd Foundation Day (11 October 2025) for which nuclear capacity goal?
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Correct answer: B — 100 GW by 2047
PIB: CEA released the 'Road Map for Achieving the Goal of 100 GW of Nuclear Capacity by 2047'.
Consider the following statements about the Central Electricity Authority (CEA): 1. The CEA was set up in 1983. 2. On its 52nd Foundation Day it launched the EADMS portal for reporting and analysing electrical accidents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. PIB: the CEA Chairperson recalled the Authority's journey since its inception in 1973 (not 1983); the EADMS portal was launched as a central platform for reporting, analysing and minimising electrical accidents.