🇵🇰 Pakistan · 24.845, 66.789
Karachi
3 reactors PHWR · PWR, in service since 1972. Today it delivers 2,034 MWe net, enough for about 6,407,100 households.
Operating capacity
2,034 MWe
net electrical
Units
3
2 operating
First start-up
1972
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi 1 | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | CANDU | Shut down | 90 | 337 | Aug 1966 | Oct 1971 | Aug 2021 | — |
| Karachi 2 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Hualong One | Operating | 1,017 | 3,060 | May 23, 2013 | Mar 18, 2021 | — | 85.4 % (2024) |
| Karachi 3 | Pressurized water (PWR) | Hualong One | Operating | 1,017 | 3,060 | May 31, 2016 | Mar 4, 2022 | — | 68.5 % (2024) |
Operator: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.