The joint venture of NTPC Ltd and Nuclear Power Corporation of India, , Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd, are looking to invite bids for works of 2,800-MW Mahi Banswara Rajasthan nuclear power project in this financial year.

"The proposal has been sent to the Atomic Energy Commission," according to a report in Economics Times.

In March, NTPC had signed a supplementary joint venture agreement with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India for the development of Mahi Banswara and 1,400 MW Chutka Madhya Pradesh Atomic Power projects.

The two projects have been identified for transfer from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India to Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam, said an NTPC official.