The China-supplied Kanupp-2 nuclear power plant under construction in southern Pakistan has been synchronised to the grid with commercial operation scheduled for next month.
Omar Ayub Khan, Pakistan's minister for power, petroleum and natural resources, said in a tweet the reactor was connected to the grid at 21.37pm on 18 March 2021. He said current gross generation was 105 MW.
Earlier this month press reports said the plant – also known as Karachi-2 – had achieved criticality on 28 February.
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