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, 1 August 1993
First Criticality Wednesday, 3 May 2000
First Grid Connection Tuesday, 13 June 2000
Commercial Operation Friday, 15 September 2000

Specifications

Capacity Net 300 MWe
Capacity Gross 325 MWe
Thermal Capacity 999 MWt
Design Net Capacity 300 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 (%)
2000 300 1860 529.15 72.40 72.20 72.20 68.70 68.70
2001 300 5918 1581.75 67.60 60.10 62.80 60.20 62.10
2002 300 4790 1356.00 54.70 52.20 58.20 51.60 57.50
2003 300 6879 1809.80 78.50 68.80 61.40 68.90 61.00
2004 300 5949 1750.71 67.70 66.40 62.60 66.40 62.20
2005 300 7458 2155.19 85.10 81.90 66.20 82.00 66.00
2006 300 8569 2532.91 97.80 98.20 71.30 96.40 70.80
2007 300 6669 1949.13 76.10 75.20 71.80 74.20 71.30
2008 300 4795 1356.45 54.60 52.20 69.50 51.50 68.90
2009 300 7379 2145.87 84.20 82.80 70.90 81.60 70.20
2010 300 7160 2095.76 81.70 80.70 71.90 79.80 71.20
2011 300 7008 2061.67 80.00 79.30 72.50 78.40 71.80
2012 300 8370 2489.25 95.30 94.70 74.30 94.50 73.70
2013 300 7481 2189.64 85.40 84.00 75.10 83.30 74.40
2014 300 7434 2178.22 84.90 85.60 75.80 82.90 75.00
2015 300 5831 1627.53 66.60 64.30 75.00 61.90 74.10
2016 300 8291 2326.46 94.40 89.30 75.90 88.30 75.00
2017 300 7391 2157.86 84.40 82.50 76.30 82.10 75.40
2018 300 6950 2017.02 79.30 79.40 76.50 76.80 75.50
2019 300 7907 2335.20 90.30 90.20 77.20 88.90 76.20
2020 300 7682 2277.56 87.40 86.40 77.60 86.40 76.70
2021 300 7546 2209.57 86.10 85.80 78.00 84.10 77.00
2022 300 8020 2330.60 91.60 90.50 78.60 88.70 77.60

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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