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The long-term agreement locks in nearly 22 million pounds of uranium concentrate through 2035, bolstering the Canadian producer’s position in a tightening market.
Cameco (TSX:CCO; NYSE:CCJ), the world’s largest uranium producer, has signed an estimated C$2.6 billion ($1.9 billion) long-term agreement to supply uranium ore concentrate to India, marking one of the year’s largest contracting activities in the nuclear fuel sector.
The deal, announced Monday in Delhi by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a trade mission, will see the Saskatchewan-based company deliver nearly 22 million pounds of uranium concentrate to India over nine years starting in 2027. The estimated value is based on a uranium price of $86.95 per pound, Cameco said in a statement.
“This represents a big step-up in long-term contracting activity early in the year for a market in which overall term contracting remains below replacement rate levels,” BMO Capital Markets commodities analysts said in a note Monday. The total 2024-25 term contracting volumes now stand at 116 million pounds, according to BMO analysts Helen Amos and George Heppel.
The agreement builds on a previous five-year contract between Cameco and India that began in 2015. Under the new terms, India will receive uranium for its fleet of 24 operating reactors, which currently generate about 8 gigawatts of power. The country has ambitious plans to expand its nuclear capacity to 100 gigawatts by 2047.
Cameco framed the deal as part of a broader trend of sovereign buyers securing large volumes from multiple suppliers amid growing global demand and increasingly uncertain supply chains.
“Cameco is proud to be a strategic partner with India to help meet its civil nuclear fuel needs and support its trade relationship with Canada,” CEO Tim Gitzel said. “India is embarking on an ambitious nuclear expansion to power its development plans and meet the future energy security needs of its people. That isn’t possible without a stable supply of uranium fuel.”
The contract represents approximately 12% of Cameco’s annual uranium concentrate output, noted TD Cowen mining analyst Craig Hutchison. “This supports strategic positioning as India expects to exponentially grow its nuclear fleet,” he said in a research note Monday.
The deal comes as Cameco’s stock has more than tripled over the past three years, driven by a nuclear energy renaissance fueled by decarbonization goals and surging electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers.
Cameco controls some of the world’s highest-grade, lowest-cost uranium reserves, giving it a durable cost advantage across market cycles. Strategic investments in Westinghouse Electric and Global Laser Enrichment have further strengthened its position across the nuclear fuel value chain. The company included the India contract volumes in the long-term contracting figures it disclosed last month. These long-term agreements provide revenue visibility for years ahead, while the company maintains production optionality to capture upside in a tightening market.
Uranium’s spot price stood at $86.55 per pound Monday, up 10% year-to-date after hitting a two-year high of $101.50 in late January, according to Trading Economics.
The agreement reflects accelerating demand for nuclear power as a stable, low-carbon energy source capable of meeting both baseload electricity needs and the around-the-clock power requirements of AI data centers.
BMO’s analysts noted that while term contracting activity is picking up, overall volumes remain below the levels needed to replace current production—a dynamic that could support prices longer-term. The Cameco deal forms part of a broader strategic energy partnership between Canada and India signed during Carney’s visit, with both countries agreeing to intensify cooperation on critical minerals and energy sources.
For investors considering whether to add Cameco at current levels, analysts point to the company’s scale advantages, contract book, and exposure to structural demand tailwinds, balanced against uranium price volatility and execution risks around India’s nuclear expansion timeline. As BMO’s analysts noted, long-term contracting is gradually heating up—and Cameco is positioned at the center of the energy transition reshaping global power markets.
