French state-controlled power group EDF has made a binding offer to build six third-generation EPR nuclear reactors at the Jaitapur site in Maharashtra, EDF said on Friday.

EDF said the project would have an installed capacity of 9.6 gigawatts, and would generate up to 75 terawatt hours per year and cover the annual consumption of 70 million Indian households, while avoiding the emission of 80 million tonnes of CO2 per year.

“The submission of EDF’s binding technocommercial offer for the Jaitapur project is a major step forward for the group and the French nuclear industry,” said EDF chairman and CEO Jean-Bernard Levy.

The binding offer was submitted on Thursday and includes the technical configuration of the reactors, taking into account the information provided by Nuclear Power Corporation of India on the Jaitapur site conditions.