Pakistan: IAEA approves Chashma safeguards deal
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Pakistan currently operates six nuclear power plants with a combined installed capacity of 3,530 MW(e)
Restoration work is in progress at four Chashma nuclear power plants – C1, C2, C3 and C4 – and they are expected to run at full capacity in the next 72 hours. PHOTO: FILE
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors unanimously approved the agreement for the application of safeguards at Unit 5 of the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant (C-5), Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday.
Dar announced the approval of the agreement between the IAEA and Pakistan in a post on the microblogging website of X, formerly Twitter. The C-5 project aims to contribute to energy security, climate goals, and sustainable economic growth.
“This important development reflects the international community’s continued confidence in Pakistan’s commitment to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and its adherence to global non-proliferation and safeguards obligations,” he said.
Unit 5 of the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant will have a gross capacity of 1,200 MW(e). The pressurised water reactor is expected to become operational by 2030. Upon completion, the unit will provide a substantial source of low-carbon electricity to Pakistan’s national grid.
Pakistan currently operates six nuclear power plants with a combined installed capacity of 3,530 MW(e).
Reference Link:- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2595889/iaea-approves-chashma-safeguards-deal
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
