{"docs":"https://nuclearnewsnetwork.com/tracker","unit":{"slug":"chashma-5","name":"Chashma-5 (C-5)","plant":"Chashma","unit":5,"country":"PK","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"Hualong One (HPR1000)","capacity_mw_net":1100,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"CNNC","owner_operator":"Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission","status":"under_construction","construction_start":"2024-12-30","original_cod_target":2030,"current_cod_estimate":2030,"milestones":[{"date":"2023-06-20","event":"Pakistan-CNNC contract signed (~$4.8bn)","source":"https://world-nuclear-news.org/"},{"date":"2024-12-30","event":"First concrete poured","source":"https://www.neimagazine.com/news/pakistan-begins-construction-of-chashma-5/"}],"sources":["https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-reactor-database/details/Chashma-Nuclear-Power-Plant-5","https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"],"last_verified":"2026-07-10","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Chinese export Hualong One build (~$3.7-4.8bn reported range); 7-8 year construction stated at groundbreaking, so 2030 COD is optimistic-end.","tags":["pakistan","cnnc","hualong-one","china-export"],"updated_at":"2026-07-10","slippage_years":0}}