{"id":100986,"date":"2025-01-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=100986"},"modified":"2025-01-06T16:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T11:02:55","slug":"paec-build-c-5-nuclear-power-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/paec-build-c-5-nuclear-power-plan.html","title":{"rendered":"PAEC\u2019s 1,200 MW Nuclear Plant to be financed from China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) is set to construct the 1,200 MW Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-5 (C-5) at an estimated cost of PKR 1.12 trillion, according to a news article on January 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/white-oil-pipeline-project-set-launch-soon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GoP greenlights White Oil Pipeline Construction to upgrade country\u2019s supply chain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the details, the project is scheduled for completion within 81 months. In preparation for the plant\u2019s construction, PAEC has requested approval from the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for a levelised tariff of PKR 16.73 per unit, which will be applicable for the next 40 years. The proposed tariff will start at PKR 19.82 per unit for the first 12 years and decrease to PKR 9.63 per unit for the remaining 28 years. NEPRA has approved the petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The financing for the project will be structured with 19 % equity and 81% debt. China will finance the debt portion of the project at a 3% interest rate, with a loan repayment period of 12 years and a grace period of 8 years. Assumptions regarding exchange rates for the project include PKR 280 per US dollar, PKR 38.50 per Chinese RMB, and RMB 7.27 per US dollar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/aiib-finances-pak-n-5-highway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pakistan secures USD 210mn AIIB loan for N-5 Highway revival<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The construction budget allocates PKR 965.8 billion for EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) costs, PKR 69.4 billion for non-EPC costs, and PKR 89.5 billion for interest during construction. PAEC has also requested a 14.50% annual return on equity, with plans for equity redemption over a span of 28 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) is set to construct the 1,200 MW Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-5 (C-5) at an estimated cost of PKR 1.12 trillion, according to a news article on January 6. Read: GoP greenlights White Oil Pipeline Construction to upgrade country\u2019s supply chain As per the details, the project is scheduled for completion within 81 months. In preparation for the plant\u2019s construction, PAEC has requested approval from the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for a levelised tariff of PKR 16.73 per unit, which will be applicable for the next 40 years. The proposed tariff will start at PKR 19.82 per unit for the first 12 years and decrease to PKR 9.63 per unit for the remaining 28 years. NEPRA has approved the petition. The financing for the project will be structured with 19 % equity and 81% debt. China will finance the debt portion of the project at a 3% interest rate, with a loan repayment period of 12 years and a grace period of 8 years. Assumptions regarding exchange rates for the project include PKR 280 per US dollar, PKR 38.50 per Chinese RMB, and RMB 7.27 per US dollar. Read: Pakistan secures USD&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":64102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15012],"tags":[61517,61516],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-100986","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allied-industries","8":"tag-paec-news-and-updates","9":"tag-pakistan-atomic-energy-commission-news-and-updates","10":"cat-15012-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PAEC to Build C-5 Nuclear Power Plan - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PAEC to build 1,200 MW Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-5 at an estimated cost of PKR 1.12 trillion. (Jan 6). 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