Pakistan
Karachi Institute of Power Engineering (KINPOE)
About
The Karachi Institute of Power Engineering (KINPOE) is located adjacent to the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP), and provides training to qualify operators and engineers to operate and maintain KANUPP. 1 KINPOE offers three academic programs: a Masters in Nuclear Power Engineering; a Postgraduate Training Program; and a Post-Diploma Training Program. 2 Most recently, China fully funded and designed a $2.7 billion nuclear reactor to be located at the Karachi Institute. This was done in accordance with CPEC, a $46 billion initiative between China and Pakistan.3
Sources
- Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, “Karachi Nuclear Power Plant,” www.paec.gov.pk
- Karachi Institute of Power Engineering, “About Us,” www.kinpoe.edu.pk.
- Michael Kugelman, “Have China and Pakistan Hit a Roadblock?” Foreign Policy, 9 February 2023, https://foreignpolicy.com.
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