Work on nuclear power plant to start in Fujian

Construction of China's first nuclear power plant this year is scheduled to start in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, with work on unit 1 starting on June 30, according to a statement released on the website of the city's ecological environment bureau.

As each unit has an average construction period of 60 months and there will be a 10-month interval between the two units, the first one is forecast to become commercially operational in 2024, followed by the second unit in 2025.

China has pledged to raise its total installed nuclear capacity to 58 gigawatts by 2020. It also aims to have another 30 gW under construction by the end of 2020.