2200 MW Nuclear Power Plants To Start Operations From 2018

Work on two nuclear power plants capable of producing cumulative energy of 2200MW is in progress at Karachi.

The two power plants are expected to be functional and start the production of electricity by the end of 2018.

The $9 billion project

Radio Pakistan revealed that the two power plants cost $9 billion and are being completed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.

The project is expected to set a network of rail, road and pipelines that will result in connecting China’s Xinjiang region with Gwadar.

Other projects

Other projects under the CPEC banner in Karachi as well as other parts of Sindh include:

• A project at Port Qasim Karachi, aiming to set up a 1320 MW coal-based power plant there.
• A power project in the Thar coal field aiming to set up a 1320 MW coal-based project is also under progress.

The K-2 and K-3 nuclear power plants

According to an official handout, earlier in March, Pakistan received a positive response by the International Atomic Energy Agency to its request.

The IAEA, granted Pakistan the permission to set up safeguards for K-2 and K-3 nuclear power plant units.

The Foreign Office said that these power plants would help meet Pakistan’s requirement for energy occurring due to rapid energy consumption.

He said that they might also contribute to a more sustainable economic growth and a rapid industrial growth.

Via Tribune