PM Gilani inaugurates Chashma-2 nuclear power plant

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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.

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hafeez

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

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Adnan

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.

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Saaq

May 12, 2011 05:29pm

What about the load shedding? Will it be decrease or not?

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saeed

May 12, 2011 05:52pm

Congratulations

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Gopal

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!

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kashif

May 13, 2011 10:54am

We appreciate china's long standing cooperation with pakistan to make it self reliant on important and critical fronts.

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