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National business card "Hualong One" first overseas project two units officially delivered to Pakistan

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2023-07-18 13:34

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The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative is a major initiative put forward by President Xi Jinping in line with the general development trend of the world and the progress of the times, focusing on promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the "Belt and Road" initiative. On February 2, Beijing time, Pakistan held the inauguration ceremony of Unit 3 (K-3) of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant. So far, China's nuclear power major innovation achievement, my country's independent third-generation nuclear power Hualong No. 1 exported to Pakistan, and two million-kilowatt units were officially delivered to Pakistan after they were completed and put into operation. From a national name card to a world name card, Hualong 1 shines again on the "Belt and Road", marking the full completion of Hualong 1's first project in Pakistan. This is another important milestone in the nuclear energy cooperation between the two countries, reflecting the new era of China-Pakistan The "hardcore" friendship between the two countries.

 

At the ceremony, both China and Pakistan stated that from Chashma Nuclear Power Unit 1, known as an excellent example of "South-South Cooperation", to Pakistan's first mega-kilowatt nuclear power project K-2/K-3 project, the two sides have cooperated The construction of two major nuclear power bases with a total of six nuclear power units will continuously provide Pakistan with clean and stable electricity, benefiting the Pakistani people, further consolidating the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, and proving once again the friendship between China and Pakistan. The mountains are taller and deeper than the sea. China-Pakistan nuclear energy cooperation has broad space, huge potential and bright prospects. The two sides will join hands to make new and greater contributions to deepening the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic partnership and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Karachi K-2/K-3 is the largest nuclear power plant in Pakistan, and it is also Pakistan's first single-unit million-kilowatt power project, which is generally contracted by China Zhongyuan Foreign Engineering Co., Ltd. On May 20, 2021, the K-2 unit officially entered commercial operation. On April 18, 2022, the K-3 unit was successfully temporarily accepted. Since its commercial operation, the K-2/K-3 unit project has provided more than 60,000 local jobs in the whole cycle, and has generated nearly 20 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, meeting the annual production and living electricity needs of the local population of 2 million, with environmental protection benefits Equivalent to afforestation of 140 million trees, it promotes local people's livelihood and economic development in Pakistan, and is of great significance to optimize Pakistan's energy structure, promote the realization of the global carbon peak carbon neutral goal, and jointly address the global climate crisis.

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