China to build state of the art Nuclear Unit K-3 at Karachi

[ziaulislam]

I don't understand nuclear reactor k1 and k 2 can't generate enough power. For khi it's shocking

karachi is laready short of 600MW, in next 5-6 years the requirement is going to double meaning karachi will requie additional 3-4thousand MW, even 3 nuclear plants will not be enough

 

[HAIDER]

KARACHI: China and Pakistan are engaged in yet another state of the art project at the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant K3.

Construction is expected to start next month on the third unit at the K3 plant – the Karachi nuclear power plant using a reactor developed by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), the China Daily reported.

The plant is being built by CNNC using Hualong One, its own third-generation nuclear reactor design.

CNNC spokesman Pan Jianming said on Monday it is the second nuclear power project in Pakistan to use the Hualong One technology, after construction started at the K2 plant in August last year.

“Hualong One was developed based on very mature technologies and the project is going very smoothly. It will help ease power shortages in the Karachi region after completion,” Pan told a forum in Fuqing, Fujian Province, where the Hualong One pilot project is based.

China National Nuclear Power, a CNNC subsidiary, currently has 14 nuclear reactors in operation, with 11 under construction in China.

Pakistan has been denied the civil nuclear technology by the world however China has again proved to be Pakistan’s all weather friend which is ready to support Pakistan in every thick and thin.

Karachi Nuclear Power Plants K2 and K3 are at least 12 meters higher than the sea level and the greatest Tsunami alert for Karachi is almost 2.5 meters high sea waves.

However some anti national elements in disguise of NGOs are spreading false propaganda against the Karachi Nuclear Power plants.

China and Pakistan are also in harmony over blocking the Indian bid to enter in the Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG).

These power plant radiations are harmless, extremely low intensity . Even it leaks, it doesn't hard life. If building with American or European safety standard.

I don't understand nuclear reactor k1 and k 2 can't generate enough power. For khi it's shocking

These plants will supply energy interior Sindh also. Its kinda a rule to build Nuclear power plants near water or next to ocean etc. Most probably these power plant will supply energy to Gawadar region too.

 

[ziaulislam]

nice development... but why build near heavily populated city, why not in Balochistan..? Iran is planning to have same plants in its Balochistan..

because of transmission costs, da!
still i think should be built 30-40km outside main cities to have 20Km safe region

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Congrats on the launch of new plant

 

[war&peace]

karachi is laready short of 600MW, in next 5-6 years the requirement is going to double meaning karachi will requie additional 3-4thousand MW, even 3 nuclear plants will not be enough

Can't make any sense out of your comment...you said there is a shortage of 600 MW right now in Karachi and it will double in 5-6 yrs ( by the way based on what are you saying it will double in just 5-6?) as poopulation is not growing at such a rate that it will double in that short time...so the need won't double at all, only with massive industrialisation over this time, which I don't see since Karachi is supersaturated and further development will occur in Gawadar and its surrounding and along CPEC. But still the double means 1200 MW so how come it will require 3 or 4 GW?

 

[ziaulislam]

Can't make any sense out of your comment...you said there is a shortage of 600 MW right now in Karachi and it will double in 5-6 yrs ( by the way based on what are you saying it will double in just 5-6?) as poopulation is not growing at such a rate that it will double in that short time...so the need won't double at all, only with massive industrialisation over this time, which I don't see since Karachi is supersaturated and further development will occur in Gawadar and its surrounding and along CPEC. But still the double means 1200 MW so how come it will require 3 or 4 GW?

Right now shortage is 600 to 800MW, total demand is 2GW.
electricity demand is growing by 10% per NEPRA(you check their website.
by 2025 demand will be at least double of current demand (not factoring any massive industrialization, following trend of last 5 years) and even more than double if healthy economic growth occur.
this means that demand will be at least 4GW and at most 6-7GW.
so for at least scenario we will need another 2600MW of which 2000 will come from karachi power plants

govt is aiming for 5-6 GW demand for karachi which make sense that is the reason why its also establishing 2-3GW od coal power plants around karachi

 

[LeGenD]

A nuclear power planet should never be built near a mega-city. God forbid, a major accident would result in the loss of the entire city and not just the plant.

I question the sanity of those who decided to build a nuclear power planet near Karachi.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

karachi is laready short of 600MW, in next 5-6 years the requirement is going to double meaning karachi will requie additional 3-4thousand MW, even 3 nuclear plants will not be enough

Port Qasim's Coal power Plant is also under Construction 1320 MW and Also Fauji Foundation Coal power Plant 120 MW is also Under Construction There.

Plus there was a news of KE also make some coal power plants they signed the Deal in Sep 2015. so there'll be Enough Insha Allah

 

[Z-A-K]

Why are not we making the damn DAMS!!!

 

[ziaulislam]

Why are not we making the damn DAMS!!!

no money

 

[war&peace]

Right now shortage is 600 to 800MW, total demand is 2GW.
electricity demand is growing by 10% per NEPRA(you check their website.
by 2025 demand will be at least double of current demand (not factoring any massive industrialization, following trend of last 5 years) and even more than double if healthy economic growth occur.
this means that demand will be at least 4GW and at most 6-7GW.
so for at least scenario we will need another 2600MW of which 2000 will come from karachi power plants

govt is aiming for 5-6 GW demand for karachi which make sense that is the reason why its also establishing 2-3GW od coal power plants around karachi

I see so now you are talking about the total demand that perhaps is the case. Now it makes sense.

 

[aamerjamal]

who told you this?

Seriously? u lived in Karachi? Do u know Sindh end @ mari pur?
Its is Part of Baluchistan but put under Authority of KDA