Pakistan, June 16 -- Pakistan is moving ahead with signing power purchase agreements for its two major nuclear power plants in Karachi - K-2 and K-3. These agreements involve three parties: the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), and the Central Power Purchasing (CPPA-G). The approval came during a recent meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), showing the government's push for energy reliability.
Both plants are already operational. K-2 started supplying power in May 2021, while K-3 followed in April 2022. Each plant generates 1,145 megawatts of electricity. Together, they contribute significantly to Pakistan's base-load power - meaning electricity that's always ne...