Although the Indian government wants to promote the proposed Indo-US nuclear deal in terms of power generation, the deal has very little to do with power generation. Nuclear power contributes about 2 percent of the current electricity generations in India. Even if India were to achieve a 50% increase in nuclear power generation (which is unlikely) such a step would only increase India’s overall electricity output by one percent at most, and would only increase India’s overall energy output by a fraction of one percent. The reason, USA is pushing so hard that India should accept the deal, is, that, this deal is nothing but nuclear non-proliferation treaty in a different name.
The real issue is nuclear weapons. USA do not want India to be a nuclear weapon state. Clinton said that openly, " I loath to even think think that India Pakistan are nuclear armed states". This is the real issue. Those who have taken bribes from their American boss would support the treaty with the help of most corrupt politicians like Molaem Yadav and Amar Singh, but history will not forgive these new Mir Jafars.
