KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated K-3, the third unit of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP), which will produce 1,100MW, taking the share of nuclear power in the energy mix of Pakistan to exceed 10 per cent. Setting up new nuclear power plants is extremely essential to ...

Saudi Arabia has confirmed establishment of a nuclear energy holding company, which will help in development of nuclear facilities for the production of energy and desalinated water. It was revealed by Saudi Arabia's Governor to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Prince Abdullah Bin Khalid Bin ...

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Saturday said Pakistan planned to adapt to zero carbon emission goal by 2050 in energy by using all types of renewable and low-carbon sources. This he stated while speaking at an International webinar on ...

ISLAMABAD - Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal has said that “Being one of the most affected countries due to the impact of climate change, Pakistan plans to increase its nuclear power generation capacity to 40,000 MW by 2050, as a clean and cost-effective alternative to ...

ANKARA:The Leaders of Turkey and Russia marked the official start of work to build Turkey's first Nuclear Power Station, launching construction of the 20 Billion Dollars Akkuyu Plant in the Southern Province of Mersin. The plant will be built by Russian State Nuclear Energy Agency Rosatom and will ...

The third round of Pakistan-European Union Dialogue on Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy was held in Islamabad.According to Foreign Office, the entire range of issues related to arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation and matters pertaining to regional and ...

ABU DHABI: Pakistan plans to build at least three to four big reactors as it targets nuclear power capacity of 8,800 megawatts (MW) by 2030, the country’s atomic energy commission chairperson said.Pakistan has five small reactors in operation with combined capacity of just over 1300 MW. The last ...

The United Nations conference on nuclear energy started in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday.The objective of the conference is to engage in dialogue on the role of nuclear power in meeting future energy demand, contributing to sustainable development and mitigating climate change. The ...

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says the government is committed to achieve the goal of adding 8800 megawatt of nuclear energy to the national grid by 2030.He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of Chashma-4 nuclear power plant having capacity of 340MW in Mianwali on Friday.The Prime ...

The development work is in full swing on two mega nuclear power projects (KANUPP II and III) with total capacity of producing 2200 megawatts of electricity in Karachi.Official sources in KANUPP said that these power projects will start producing electricity by 2020.The power plants are being ...