Two nuclear power plants being constructed in Karachi: PAEC Chairman

Chairman Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Muhammad Naeem has said that his organization is engaged in multidisciplinary programs for the socio economic development of the country.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony of 43rd International Nathiagali Summer College On Physics and Contemporary Needs in Islamabad today, he said the PAEC is fully involved in generation of electricity by using nuclear power.

He said all the four Chashma nuclear power plants are contributing more than thirteen hundred megawatts of electricity to the national grid.

The Chairman said two nuclear power plants are being constructed in Karachi to produce 2200 megawatt of electricity,under the energy security plan 2005.

He said work on Chashma-5 has also been initiated and efforts are also being made to acquire additional sites for construction of nuclear power plants in all the provinces