Pakistan's Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Chairman Pervez Butt says ten to twelve new nuclear power plants will be built in the next few years to meet energy requirements of Pakistan. "In the present day competitive era, each nation has to carve out its own destiny from available resources and the PAEC has followed this self-reliance path to evolve successes in the domain of national security, agriculture, cancer treatment, nuclear energy and industrial support services," Butt said while addressing the prize distribution ceremony of National Engineering Robotic Contest 2005, organized by the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME), The National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, and during an informal talks with the reporters. He said the PAEC has, on self-help basis, done research in different fields and proved its worth in self-reliance and proficiency. "We have adopted the path of self reliance for our survival in this high speed and competitive era." Butt said the government has planned to produce 8,800 megawatts of electricity in the next twenty-five years.
