Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is expected to be connected to the national grid on a trial basis between June and July this year.
He said the plant will officially begin the fuel loading process on April 7, marking a key step toward starting power generation.
According to the minister, one unit of the project is expected to reach its full capacity of about 1,200 megawatts by December.
The minister made the remarks while speaking to journalists after a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Khozin at the Planning Commission in Dhaka recently.
Emphasizing the urgency of addressing the country’s energy shortage, he said it is crucial to bring the power plant into operation as soon as possible.
He added that the government is giving top priority to adding new electricity to the national grid to ensure the country’s energy security.
