K-2 nuclear power plant connected to grid.

[Waqas Malik]

This photo shows construction work taking place on the K-2 and K-3 nuclear power plants.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) on Thursday announced that it had connected the much-awaited 1,100MW Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 (K-2) to the national grid.
In a statement, the PAEC termed it a ‘Pakistan Day’ gift to the nation. It said the nuclear power plant (NPP) had achieved criticality at the end of February and was undergoing certain safety tests and procedures before it could finally be connected to the national grid.
The loading of nuclear fuel onto the plant was started on December 1, 2020 after getting clearance from the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority.
The PAEC pointed out that K-2 is the first nuclear power plant in Pakistan with a generation capacity of 1,100MW and its addition to the national grid will “surely help improve the economy of the country”.

K-2 is one of the two similar under-construction nuclear power plants located near Karachi and will be inaugurated for commercial operation by the end of May this year.
The other one, K-3, is also in completion phase and is expected to be operational by the end of this year.
The PAEC is now running six NPPs in the country — two located in Karachi and four at Chashma in Mianwali district. Earlier, the collective generation capacity of all PAEC-operated nuclear power plants was around 1,400MW.
The coming online of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 will nearly double the generation capacity of nuclear power plants in the country, substantially improving the overall share of nuclear power in the energy mix.
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Muhammad Naeem congratulated Member Power Saeedur Rehman and his team on this great achievement.

 

[Wareesha Fatima]

Good work and congratulations.

 

[usman akram]

How much-enriched uranium it can create? Isn’t that the first priority of Pakistan?

 

[Mustafa Rehman]

Thanks china and previous government to start this project in 2015.

 

[Hajra Qadeer]

CPEC thermal projects made Pakistan surplus in electricity. Better make nuclear bombs !

 

[Hamid Ali]

Great achievement ...

 

[Usama Afaaq]

This means no load shedding this summer?

 

[Ahsan Khalid]

Good news after a long time.

 

[Fajar Noor]

Congratulations on getting clean energy.

 

[Irtaza Haider]

Many Karachiites & Pakistanis are worried about the accident management design & safety aspects of the Chinese-made Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 (K-2).

 

[rafait ali]

Enriched uranium is not created in a nuclear power plant. Plutonium, on the other hand, could be created in one. But with that said, Pakistan has never used its civilian reactors for producing nuclear materials for its weapons program, nor ever accused of such. India, on the other hand, used the CIRUS reactor gifted to it by Canada to produce the plutonium it used in the Smiling Buddha test. That is the very reason why the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) exists today.

 

[Rida batool]

Yes Sir, you are 100% right. Pakistan is 'Atmanirbhar' in Nuclear Technology. Virus any biologist can develop & factories can manufacture, unlike Nuclear Technology & Nuclear weapons. Pakistan put reliance on technological development, such as building nuclear powerplants, weapons & fighter planes, etc. Vaccine WHO's will give under covax charity scheme. Once CPEC is completed, Pakistan will be No.2 world economy! Congratulations!

 

[Raiqa shafiq]

Well done Pakistan. Focus on developing yourself rather then trying to bringing others down.

 

[Sadia Atif]

Shame on PMLN for starting this expensive project. Now our future generations will pay for this costly electricity.

 

[Sonia Hussain]

Alhamdolillah it is great achievement and PACC and site construction manager and plant operations manager and all workers deserves congratulations. IA with power supply becoming abundant industrial production will become better besides improving lives of citizens.