A technical problem with a valve has delayed the target to supply around 300MW of electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to Bangladesh’s national grid, Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam said.
Fuel loading at the plant began on April 28, with the government initially expecting power generation within four to six months.
However, one of the plant’s valves has failed to open at the required pressure, preventing the project from advancing to the next critical stage.
The minister said Russian and Bangladeshi scientists are working to resolve the problem. Removing, repairing, reinstalling and testing the valve could take one to one and a half months, he said.
He added that Rosatom has assured Bangladesh it will send additional teams of specialists to identify and resolve the problem.
