Second power plant complete: Reports
Pakistan has completed the construction of a second nuclear power plant.
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan has completed the construction of a second nuclear power plant at Chashma with China’s help and the plant has started producing 300 megawatts on a trial basis.
According to media reports, the project was completed in just five years, much ahead of schedule. A TV channel quoted Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission officials as saying that work on the third and fourth units has also commenced.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 11th, 2011.
Pakistan has completed the construction of a second nuclear power plant at Chashma with China’s help and the plant has started producing 300 megawatts on a trial basis.
According to media reports, the project was completed in just five years, much ahead of schedule. A TV channel quoted Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission officials as saying that work on the third and fourth units has also commenced.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 11th, 2011.