KARACHI: Pakistan’s largest nuclear power plant K-2 in Karachi has been successfully connected to the national grid.
Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan congratulated the nation and said that currently 105MW electricity is being obtained from the power plant. The power plant will start producing 1145 MW by May this year and from April, 500 MW electricity will be provided to K-Electric (KE).
By the Grace of Almighty Allah,
Nuclear Power Plant K-2 1145 MW synchronised successfully with the National Grid today
(18.03.2021) at 21:37 hrs.
Current Gross Generation is 105 MW.— Omar Ayub Khan (@OmarAyubKhan) March 18, 2021
The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has announced that it has connected 1,100MW Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 (K-2) to the national grid for cost-effective and reliable electricity.
K-2 is the first Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Pakistan with a generation capacity of 1,100MW being operated according to international safety standards.
It is one of the two similar under-construction NPPs located near Karachi and will be inaugurated for commercial operation by the end of May this year.
It is also expected that K-2 would nearly double the generation capacity of nuclear power plants, substantially improving the overall share of nuclear power.
On December 1 last year, the loading of nuclear fuel onto the plant was started after getting clearance from the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA).
NPP had reached criticality at the end of February and was undergoing certain safety tests and procedures before being connected to the grid. Moreover, the other named K-3 is also in the completion phase and is expected to be operational by the end of 2021.
PAEC is now running six NPPs in the country. Two are located in Karachi named Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) and K-2, while four sites at Chashma, in Mianwali district, are named Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1-4. The collective generation capacity of all PAEC-operated NPPs was around 1,400MW.
