First power unit of Rooppur NPP in Bangladesh will be connected to power grid in 2024
The country's minister of science and technology thanked the Russian state corporation Rosatom for the construction of the Rooppur nuclear power plant despite all difficulties.
The first power unit of Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant Rooppur will be connected to the power grid in 2024, the country's Minister of Science and Technology Yeafesh Osman said speaking at the 67th General Assembly of the IAEA.
"We expect that the first batch of nuclear fuel will be delivered to the Rooppur nuclear power plant at the end of September 2023. We believe that the first unit will be connected to the grid next year and will become an important source of energy as part of our power balance. The second power unit will be put into operation a year later," he said.
The minister thanked the Russian state corporation Rosatom for the construction of the Rooppur nuclear power plant despite all difficulties.
"We would like to thank the Russian state agency Rosatom for actively working on this project [Rooppur NPP] despite the difficulties caused by political reasons and the COVID-19 virus pandemic," Osman said.
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The first power unit of Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant Rooppur will be connected to the power grid in 2024, the country's Minister of Science and Technology Yeafesh Osman said speaking at the 67th General Assembly of the IAEA.
"We expect that the first batch of nuclear fuel will be delivered to the Rooppur nuclear power plant at the end of September 2023. We believe that the first unit will be connected to the grid next year and will become an important source of energy as part of our power balance. The second power unit will be put into operation a year later," he said.
The minister thanked the Russian state corporation Rosatom for the construction of the Rooppur nuclear power plant despite all difficulties.
"We would like to thank the Russian state agency Rosatom for actively working on this project [Rooppur NPP] despite the difficulties caused by political reasons and the COVID-19 virus pandemic," Osman said.
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