Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CNP-300
Owner Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Operator Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 18 December 2011
First Criticality Wednesday, 15 March 2017
First Grid Connection Sunday, 25 June 2017
Commercial Operation Tuesday, 19 September 2017

Specifications

Capacity Net 313 MWe
Capacity Gross 340 MWe
Thermal Capacity 999 MWt
Design Net Capacity 313 MWe

Operational History

Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Energy Availability Factor (%)

Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Reactor History

Year Reference Unit Power (MWe) Annual Time Online (Hours) Electricity Supplied (GWh) Operation Factor (%) Energy Availability Annual (%) Energy Availability Cumulative (%) Load Factor Annual (%) Load Factor Cumulative (%)
2017 313 1946 484.17 38.10 95.20 95.20 35.00 35.00
2018 313 8452 2557.08 96.50 95.70 95.60 93.30 81.50
2019 313 7237 2181.00 82.60 81.50 89.40 79.50 80.60
2020 313 8068 2474.85 91.80 90.80 89.80 90.00 83.50
2021 313 7407 2165.43 84.60 84.30 88.50 79.00 82.50
2022 313 8673 2654.75 99.00 97.10 90.10 96.80 85.20
2023 313 8213 2492.14 93.80 90.40 90.20 90.90 86.10

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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