6
Chashma-2 has been built with co-operation with China. —File photo
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday inaugurated a 330-megawatt nuclear power plant built with Chinese assistance.
The plant is at Chashma in Punjab, where a Chinese-aided power plant of similar capacity is already operational.
“Today is a proud day for Pakistan and for Pakistan’s civil nuclear energy programme,” Gilani said as he commissioned the second unit.
“It is yet another illustrious example of the Pakistan-China cooperation in the field of nuclear science and technology,” he said.
The opening of Chashma-2 comes as Gilani is due to make a four-day official visit to China next week.
Read more
On DawnNews
Comments (6) Closed
May 12, 2011 03:30pm
of what use if we can not protect our country, any way great! keep it up with respect, dignity and pride
Recommend
0
May 12, 2011 05:05pm
It is good job done. But for our future needs we need modern nuclear power plants with capacity of 1000-3000 megawatt.
Recommend
0
May 12, 2011 05:29pm
What about the load shedding? Will it be decrease or not?
Recommend
0
May 12, 2011 05:52pm
Congratulations
Recommend
0
May 12, 2011 06:06pm
Fukushima nuclear disaster is a lesson to all users of nuclear power! surely renewable energy like solar/ wind/ biogas is a safer bet! if the world's most advanced economy with sophisticated and educated people could not prevent fukushima what chance do countries like pakistan and india have!
Recommend
0
May 13, 2011 10:54am
We appreciate china's long standing cooperation with pakistan to make it self reliant on important and critical fronts.
Recommend
0
