The nuclear power option

The Pakistani government is opting in a big way for increasing the output of nuclear power to ensure energy security and provide power to the consumers at competitive rates. The government is to acquire six to eight nuclear reactors from China at a cost of $7-10 billion within a decade.

..Shortage of gas has become a major problem in the country today. While arranging for more gas supply from outside the country and pumping more gas from within the country, there has been two other developments on the gas front. The price of gas has been raised by over 15 per cent for all except the minimal domestic consumers. And gas supply has been disconnected for several hundred factories, particularly the textile mills facing excess competition on the export front.

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