KARACHI – Pakistan will have two nuclear power plants ready in next threeyears, it has been revealed.
The 1,100MW Karachi Nuclear Power Complex-II (KANUPP-2) will come onlinein December 2020 followed by 1,100MW KANUPP-3 in October 2021, PakistanAtomic Energy Commission Chairman Muhammad Naeem said.
Pakistan plans to generate 8,800MW nuclear energy by 2030,” he said,speaking at a seminar titled “Energy Security Policy: Thinking Beyond theNorm” organised by the Centre for Peace, Security and Developmental Studies(CPSD) on Monday.
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Naeem informed that both the plants had a workable life of 60 years, whichcould be extended to 80 years. “Nuclear power plants are reliable havinghigh availability and capacity factor, relatively environment friendly, andprovide sustainability of electricity price having low share of fuel cost,”he added. The share of nuclear energy in Pakistan’s generation mix standsat 6.0 percent producing power at an average cost of Rs9.13/kWh.
