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Two Generator Units of First Overseas Hualong One Project Delivered to Pakistan

Updated: February 09, 2023

Two million-kilowatt generator units of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant, the first overseas Hualong One project, were delivered to Pakistan after the K-3 unit was inaugurated on Feb 2.

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A view of the CNNC-developed Hualong One project in Pakistan [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

The delivery marked full completion of the Hualong One project in Pakistan that was developed by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).

It is a milestone of nuclear power cooperation between China and Pakistan and a result of the iron-clad friendship between the two countries in the new era.

So far, China has built two nuclear power plants in Pakistan, which are installed with six nuclear power generator units. The facilities stably provide clean energy for the country and benefit its people, which has deepened the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.

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A view of the CNNC-developed Hualong One project in Pakistan [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

The Karachi K-2/K-3 nuclear power plant is the largest of its kind in Pakistan and the first million-kilowatt single-unit power project in the country.

It was generally contracted by China National Nuclear Corporation Overseas Ltd., a subsidiary of CNNC. The K-2 unit was officially put into commercial operation on May 20, 2021 and the K-3 unit passed provisional inspection on April 18, 2022.

The K-2 and K-3 units have generated nearly 20 billion kilowatt-hours of power, meeting annual power demand of production and domestic use for two million local people. They have contributed to Pakistani's economic and social development and optimization of the country's energy structure. At the same time, they are expected to play a role in realization of the global goal of peaking carbon dioxide emissions and reaching carbon neutrality and responding to global climate change.

It's worth noting that the project has also provided more than 60,000 jobs for local people.

The Hualong One is China's third generation nuclear power technology with completely independent intellectual property rights.

CNNC, developer of the technology, has been taking the lead in promoting the modern industrial chain of the nuclear power industry, boosting its safe and orderly development and expanding and deepening international cooperation in the field. At present, the company has established nuclear power cooperation with more than 60 countries.



(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)