Rooppur nuclear power plant

Rooppur Plant: NPCBL to finalise power purchase deal

The Nuclear Power Plant Company of Bangladesh Limited (NPCBL) has been given the responsibility for finalising the power purchase agreement with the Power Development Board (PDB) for selling electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.

Rooppur power plant: Govt eyes quick completion

The total cost of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project is Tk 1,14,225 crore, with the majority financed by Russia.

Incomplete power line delays Rooppur test run

The test run may start by the end of 2025 after a year's delay as the gridline on the Padma river is taking longer than anticipated to materialise

Rooppur power plant to receive equipment for radiation monitoring soon

23 units of the monitoring systems have already been shipped from Russia

Further uncertainty over Rooppur plant launch

The construction work for the transmission line through the Padma and Jamuna rivers for the Rooppur nuclear power plant has come to a grinding halt with the ouster of the Awami League government as the Indian contractor has left the site.

Rooppur-Bogura power line ready for use: PGCB

Power Grid Company of Bangladesh today ran test transmission through its newly built 89km Rooppur-Bogura power line, which is dedicated to the Rooppur nuclear power plant

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: First unit to start production in December

Project deadline extended by 2 years, but authorities hope to complete grid line work before scheduled commissioning

Rooppur receives uranium in ceremony attended virtually by Hasina, Putin

Bangladesh today officially received the first batch of uranium for its Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) to become the 33rd nuclear power-producing country of the world

52 Years of Bangladesh's Independence / The unfinished fight for people’s freedom

Bangladesh was supposed to be a country run by its people, but we are dangerously moving towards a country being run by a coterie.

July 10, 2018
July 10, 2018

Rail to link Ishwardy with Rooppur nuke plant

A railway link will be constructed to link the under-construction Rooppur nuclear power plant, Bangladesh’s only nuke project, with Pabna’s Ishwardy.

March 18, 2018
March 18, 2018

Rooppur Nuke Plant: Draft of deal with India ready

Bangladesh is going to sign an agreement with New Delhi under which Dhaka will take Indian nuclear agency's expert service in Rooppur nuclear power plant.

March 2, 2018
March 2, 2018

Bangladesh, India, Russia ink MoU for Rooppur power plant implementation

Bangladesh, India and Russia sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation for implementation of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.

December 25, 2017
December 25, 2017

Changing perceptions on nuclear energy

Since work began on the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project, a total of about 200 people, including journalists, experts, environmentalists, school children, students and industry experts from Bangladesh have visited Russia.

December 1, 2017
December 1, 2017

It's a pride for the nation

Bangladesh yesterday stepped into the “world of nuclear energy” as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the main construction work of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the first such plant in the country.

November 30, 2017
November 30, 2017

Another step closer to N-power plant

Bangladesh will take a big step towards becoming a nuclear power-generating country today.

November 5, 2017
November 5, 2017

Rooppur gets design, construction licence

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission yesterday formally received the design and construction license of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Unit-1, paving the way for the main construction work

November 4, 2017
November 4, 2017

BAEC gets license for Rooppur nuke plant design, construction

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission formally receives the design and construction license, paving the way for the main construction work of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Unit-1.

August 2, 2017
August 2, 2017

Mega dredging scheme okayed

The government is going to launch a Tk 956-crore river dredging project for smooth transportation of heavy equipment of Rooppur

March 18, 2017
March 18, 2017

Rooppur NPP: Draft deal on spent nuke fuel management approved

Bangladesh and Russia have approved the draft of agreement on spent fuel management for Rooppur nuclear power plant in Dhaka.