Rosatom plans to begin commissioning unit 2 of Bangladesh NPP in 2027

MOSCOW. April 28 (Interfax) - Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation expects to begin commissioning the second power unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh next year, Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev told reporters.

"We also plan to begin commissioning the second power unit next year," Likhachev said.

Likhachev added that the first power unit is scheduled to begin pilot operation by the end of the year.

Likhachev also noted that Bangladesh is interested in other proposals from Rosatom. "Both the prime minister and the minister asked us about other possible proposals, particularly small nuclear power plants and floating nuclear power plants, which are included in our combined proposal from Rosatom [to other countries]," Likhachev said.

Rosatom has been constructing the plant based on an intergovernmental agreement signed in 2011. The NPP will comprise two power units with a combined capacity of 2400 MW. Energy-deficient Bangladesh currently has no nuclear power generation.

Rosatom delivered nuclear fuel to Rooppur in 2023. The first unit at Rooppur was expected to be commissioned in 2024, and the second in 2025.