And, in fact, Pakistan needs to build about a half-dozen such plants – in addition to the two already being built by the Chinese near Karachi – to address its energy shortfall, which amounts to an estimated 5,000 megawatts annually. With voters heading to the polls in early 2018, genuine progress toward resolving the energy crisis would presumably be good for Pakistan’s political leaders.
事实上，除中国已经在卡拉奇附近建造的两座核电厂外，巴基斯坦还需要建设六座这样的电厂——才能应对每年高达5，000万千瓦的能源短缺。因为预定在2018年初举行大选，解决能源危机的切实进展大概有利于巴基斯坦的政治领导人。