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Rooppur nuclear power plant, Bangladesh – update

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15th October 2021

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Rooppur nuclear power plant (NPP).

Location
Ishwardi Upazilla, 160 km from Dhaka, in Bangladesh.

Project Owner/s
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC).

Project Description
The Rooppur NPP will comprise two WWER-1200 reactors with a total capacity of 2 400 MW.

Potential Job Creation
The project currently has a workforce of about 20 000.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
Construction of the first unit started in November 2017 and will be commissioned in 2023.

Construction of the second unit started in July 2018 and is expected to be commissioned in 2024.

Latest Developments
The installation of the reactor pressure vessel at Rooppur 1 has been inaugurated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
AtomStroyExport – Rosatom’s engineering division (general construction contractor); Atomenergomash – Rosatom’s machine building division (equipment for the reactor island and auxiliary equipment for the turbine island).

Various divisions of Rosatom are in charge of manufacturing reactor vessels, steam generators, pumps, heat-exchangers and other equipment.

Contact Details for Project Information
BAEC, tel +880 2818 1846 or fax +880 2818 1842.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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