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PM Shehbaz breaks ground on Chashma-5 nuclear power plant​

Dawn.com
July 14, 2023

The Chashma nuclear power plant​

Last month, Pakistan and China had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a new unit of the 1,200 MW Chashma-5 (C-5) nuclear power project.

The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has been running four nuclear power units based on Chinese technology near Mianwali district’s Chashma area.

With a nameplate capacity of 325MW each, C-1 and C-2 started operations in 2000 and 2011, respectively. C-3 and C-4 became operational in 2016 and 2017, respectively, and have a gross capacity of 340MW each.

Separately, the PAEC established Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 and Unit-3 at Paradise Point, once a popular public beach on the outskirts of Karachi. Having a nameplate capacity of 1,100MW each, the K-2 and K-3 started generating electricity in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

The six nuclear plants have a combined installed capacity of 3,530MW, constituting a share of 8.1 per cent in the country’s total nameplate power-generating capacity.

 

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Groundbreaking of Chashma-5 Nuclear Power Plant

Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif has performed groundbreaking of 1200 MW Chashma-5 Nuclear Power Plant, project's cost is $3.5 Bn & will be completed in next 7-8 years.

China has provided a discount of Rs 30 Billion for this project.
After the completion of C-5 Pakistan will be one step closer of its target of 8800 MW clean nuclear energy.