China plans to build 6 nuclear power plants in Pakistan

It is still under construction by China National Nuclear Corporation. At present, it has already operated two nuclear power plants in Pakistan.

There are already two nuclear power plants in China that are currently operating in Pakistan. The map shows the example of the former Sino-Pakistani nuclear power cooperation.

The negotiation of at least six new nuclear power units in Pakistan has entered the final stage. If the construction of these nuclear power plants is expected to be put into use in 2023.

Japan’s Kyodo News Agency quoted the Atomic Energy Commission’s insider as saying on the 13th. Under the plan, four of the nuclear power plants will be located in Karachi, the country’s largest city. A nuclear power unit will be built in Sukkur, an inland city, and at least one nuclear power plant will be built in Chashma, in the southern Punjab province. unit.

An insider from the nuclear power industry in China confirmed the above news to the Morning Post reporter and revealed that the above project will be led by China National Chungking Engineering & Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation. The National Nuclear Power Technology Corporation will be responsible for the design of the nuclear power unit and will adopt the “second generation”. Plus "nuclear power unit.

Previously, it was reported that China and Pakistan were discussing about a million-kilowatt nuclear power unit, but the unit's stand-alone capacity may not exceed 600,000 kilowatts.

The output of nuclear power is limited to Pakistani informed sources yesterday. China National Nuclear Corporation and Pakistan have already negotiated the above six projects for a long time. Pakistan, a country with a population of more than 100 million people, has been suffering from power shortages.

Asia Institute of Social Sciences Asia Pacific (7.06,0.00,0.00%) Institute of South Asia editorial director Ye Hailin of the South Asia Research Center earlier told the Morning Post reporter that Pakistan's main industry is the textile industry, highly dependent on energy supply. “Even in big cities like the capital Islamabad, power outages last longer than electricity. Most nighttime lighting in Pakistani cities is a problem.”

At present, China and Pakistan cooperate in the energy field, including hydropower and nuclear power. The previous example of nuclear power cooperation was the Chassima Nuclear Power Plant. On December 31, 1991, China National Nuclear Corporation and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission signed a contract for the export of 300,000 kilowatts of nuclear power plants from Pakistan to Pakistan. At present, there are two nuclear power plants in China that are operating in Pakistan and two are under construction.

The two nuclear power plants that have already been built are under the responsibility of China National Nuclear Corporation. Informed sources told the Morning Post that the construction of the six newly-built nuclear power plants in Pakistan will also be the responsibility of the China National Nuclear Corporation, and it will be operated by its subsidiary China National Plains Foreign Engineering Co., Ltd. However, the design contract may be the responsibility of the National Institute of Nuclear Technology's 728 Institute.

The above-mentioned sources also stated that the above six units will use the second-generation pressurizers. At present, the 728 institutes responsible for the introduction and digestion of the third generation of nuclear power are also very good at the second generation plus design field.

Regarding the installed capacity of the aircraft, it has been claimed that it may use 600,000 kilowatts. However, China National Nuclear Corporation has disclosed that it is negotiating with the Pakistani side on the export of millions of kilowatts.

Available data show that the overseas nuclear power plants that China is involved in construction are currently limited to Pakistan.

Zheng Mingguang, president of the Shanghai Nuclear Industrial Institute, said in an interview with the Post reporter that the Shanghai Nuclear Industry Institute is forming an international engineering design system. “China has such a large potential for nuclear power. Like Shanghai Electric (5.48, 0.00, 0.00% ) Each year, there are 6-8 sets of nuclear power equipment production capacity. Others like Dongfang Electric (23.38, 0.00, 0.00%) and Harbin Electric Power Co., Ltd. will have such capabilities in the future. Such manufacturing capacity cannot be consumed in China. "These need to open the international market and cover the world's production capacity.

In addition to efforts to build new nuclear power plants overseas, domestic companies are also actively acquiring the main power of nuclear power plants - uranium resources. China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Co., Ltd. and its partners issued an A$1.26 billion (US$13.4) acquisition proposal to Australia's Extract Resources Ltd on February 14. Extract's Husab project, currently being developed in southern Africa, is expected to be one of the largest uranium mines in the world.

Recently, Canadian Prime Minister Harper visited China and also reached an agreement with China on uranium sales, which provided favorable conditions for Canada's Kaymak and other uranium producers to sell nuclear fuel to China.

China's medium and long-term nuclear planning is still unclear. A major background for China’s nuclear power companies to go out actively is that after the “11th Five-Year Plan” period of major nuclear power development, the pace of advancement of nuclear power may slow down. The Fukushima nuclear power accident in Japan that erupted last year may make the “China Nuclear Affairs” worse.

After the Fukushima nuclear power accident in Japan, the State Council stopped the approval of the new nuclear power unit. It also called for adjustments to the objectives of the "Long-Term Development and Adjustment Plan for Nuclear Power". Earlier, the planning figure given by CEC was 86 million kilowatts. After the Fukushima nuclear power accident, the industry is generally expected to fall below 70 million kilowatts.

However, a professional financial media said yesterday that the newly completed Nuclear Power Medium and Long Term Development Adjustment Plan shows that by 2020, the national nuclear power installation target will be 80 million kilowatts. This is higher than the 60 million to 70 million kilowatts level previously expected by the industry.

A person close to the National Energy Administration told the Morning Post reporter that this was set by the National Energy Agency last Thursday. At that time, the original figure was still much higher than the 80 million figure. There are rumors of 100 million kilowatts, but later in order to be more secure, they reported a figure of 80 million.

Some analysts believe that this figure of the Energy Bureau is of little significance and can only be counted upon approval by the State Council.

"The 80 million kilowatts number we have never heard of. We are more familiar with the statement of 60 million to 70 million." A person in the nuclear power industry said that the basic attitude of the nuclear power industry is still very cautious and feels slower. It's good to be steady.

In the latest report released by China International Capital Corporation, the installed capacity of nuclear power in 2020 was not 80 million kilowatts.

CICC said in its report that according to its communication with the National Development and Reform Commission and China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group, the newly installed nuclear power capacity during the period from 2015 to 2020 was only 20 million kilowatts, causing a significant negative growth in nuclear power equipment delivery after project approvals and restarts. By 2020, China's installed nuclear power capacity will be only 60 million kilowatts, and it will only approve 3 to 4 projects starting next year. This means that from 2013 onwards, equipment delivery will drop sharply. Even if China sets 70 million kilowatts of nuclear power installation targets, it cannot change the overall dismal situation of the nuclear power equipment market.