Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Rooppur nuclear power plant project in Bangladesh is progressing on schedule and the first batch of nuclear fuel is expected in October. This has been reported DEA News.
“Our flagship joint project for the construction of the Rooppur NPP in Bangladesh is being implemented rhythmically on schedule. “Delivery and loading of the first nuclear fuel is expected in October,” Lavrov said.
Previously reportedBangladesh will pay Russia 300 million yuan for the construction of the Rooppur nuclear power plant.
Rooppur is a nuclear power plant under construction according to the Russian project AES-2006, located on the east bank of the Padma River, 160 km from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The first stone of the foundation of the future station was laid in the fall of 2013.
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