KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday inaugurated the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 (K-2). The latest project has been completed with the Chinese assistance.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony, the premier said the plant’s production capacity is 1100 MW. He said clean energy is very important for Pakistan. Imran Khan said 70th anniversary of Pak-China diplomatic ties is being celebrated today.
It is pertinent here to mention that K-2 is a generation III, state of the art plant with improved safety systems, especially internal and external accident prevention ability and enhanced emergency response capability.
The construction of K-2 commenced in November 2013, whereas its fuel loading started on December 01, 2020, after approval from the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA). After further reactor physics tests, plant was connected to national grid on March 18, 2021 for trial operation and power escalation tests.
