Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated the K-2 power project at the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Kanupp) during his one-day visit to Karachi.
The power plant, the largest in the country, will generate 1,100MW of electricity upon completion. Sharif congratulated the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission on the timely start of concrete pouring of K-2 power plant, which will be built by the China National Nuclear Corporation.
Terming the occasion an “important day in Pakistan’s history”, the prime minister said the project was evidence of cooperation between Pakistan and China in the field of science and technology. The prime minister thanked the Chinese government, CNNC, and other Chinese organisations for their cooperation in the construction of nuclear power plants.
The groundbreaking of K-2 and K-3 power plants was performed by the prime minister in November last year. The PM is also scheduled to chair a meeting of the apex committee to review Karachi’s law and order situation.
