Pakistan considers buying nuclear power plants

Reuters
Sep 19, 2008

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is considering purchasing nuclear power plants to meet its growing energy shortages, the government said on Friday. The country is suffering from acute power shortages, and officials say there is a power deficit of up to 4,000 megawatt. In recent months state-run utilities have switched off power for several hours a day across the country, though the situation improved towards the end of summer, as air conditioners are in less use.