Russia to start construction of first nuclear power plant in Bangladesh this autumn

VIENNA, September 19. /TASS/. Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom plans to start the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Bangladesh this autumn, head of Rostoam Alexei Likhachev told reporters during the 61st regular session of the IAEA general conference. "We made sure with our colleagues from Bangladesh that we are on the same stage. This autumn we are to enter the first concrete," he said, referring to the past bilateral meetings in the framework of the general conference. Rosatom was awarded the master agreement for construction of the nuclear power plant in Bangladesh in mid-December 2015. In early 2017, the Russian government provided a $11.38 bln loan to the country for the construction. The nuclear power plant will be built under the Russian design 160 km away from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Two units of the Rooppur nuclear power plant, with a capacity of 1,200 MW each, to be built with Russia’s assistance, are planned to be put into operation in 2022 and 2023. Read more