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CHASHMA, April 2 Asia Pulse - Pakistan plans to establish another nuclear power plant with 100 per cent indigenous expertise and resources in six to seven years, said Dr Ishfaq Ahmed, Chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and adviser-designate to the Chief Executive.
He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of US$600 million 325 megawatt Chashma Nuclear Power Plant.
Pakistan should not wait for 30 years to build another plant. The government is very keen and we hope we will have a third nuclear plant very soon," Dr Ishfaq said.
"We have to see the Chashma Power Project stabilizing power generation, economic turnaround in the country and then we can go for the third plant," he said.
Chief Executive Gen Pervez Musharraf, who was scheduled to inaugurate the project, could not reach the plant due to stormy weather in Islamabad. He will formally unveil the plaque sometime later, Dr Ashfaq told reporters.
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