Islamabad (TDI): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday said commencement of construction of the most modern and the biggest, C-5 Nuclear Power Plant was another milestone in strategic cooperation between Pakistan and China.
In a post on X, he said, “The plant will contribute 1200 megawatts electricity. I congratulate PAEC and CNNC on this remarkable achievement. Pak China Dosti Zindabaad.”
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Earlier reports said that a ceremony to formally commence the construction of Chashma Nuclear Power Project Unit-5 (C-5) is being held here on December 30 (Monday).
The pouring of concrete into the foundation slab of the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) marks the formal start of its construction, said a news release.
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), the operator of the nuclear plants in the country, planned the ceremony after the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) issued a license, allowing the formal construction phase to commence.
High ranked officials both from China and Pakistan witnessed the First Concrete Pour process.
PAEC operates six nuclear power plants in the country with a total capacity of 3,530 MW.
Like all the six NPPs in operation in the country, C-5 is also being constructed with the help of Chinese assistance and will be a feather in the cap of Pakistan-China Friendship that has stood the test of time.
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C5 and other projects
Chashma Nuclear Power Generating Station (CNPGS) site already hosts four NPPs namely C-1 & C-2 of 325 MW each besides C-3 & C-4 of 340 MW each.
Once completed, the nuclear power plant C-5 will be the largest in the country with the electricity generation capacity of 1200 MW.
