Karachi Nuclear Power Plant

Karachi Nuclear Power Complex
Location of Karachi Nuclear Power Complex in Pakistan
Country	Pakistan
Location	Paradise Point, Karachi
Coordinates	24°50′49.8″N 66°47′17.7″E / 24.847167°N 66.788250°E / 24.847167; 66.788250Coordinates: 24°50′49.8″N 66°47′17.7″E / 24.847167°N 66.788250°E / 24.847167; 66.788250
Status	Under construction
Commission date	Unit 1: May 28, 2022 Unit 2: January 27, 2023
Owner(s)	Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	Deuterium uranium PHWR-4
Reactor supplier	Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Power generation
Units operational	N/A
Units planned	8800 MW
Nameplate capacity	Unit 1: 125 MWe Unit 2: 1,000 MWe
Website Karachi Nuclear Power Plant

The Karachi Nuclear Power Complex or KNPC is located in Paradise Point, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It consists of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission's Control & Instrumentation Analysis Lab (CIAL KARACHI). Two new nuclear power plants, KANUPP-2 and KANUPP-3, are also under construction at the site. When complete, the complex of civilian nuclear power plants will produce over 2000 MW of electricity. The International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards and inspects the complex. The plant is under construction by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and is financed by the IAEA, the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group, the China National Nuclear Corporation, and the China Atomic Energy Authority.

The National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) has been providing consultancy services to the Karachi Nuclear Power Complex for the replacement of the aging circuit breakers and protective relays of the 132 kV double circuit transmission line that links the complex with the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation network at Baldia grid station. The old bulk oil circuit breakers and electromechanical protective relays have been replaced with the latest SF₆ circuit breakers and modern numerical line protection devices.