Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam recently said more than 1,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity from unit-1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is expected to be added to the national grid by December this year.
Of the 1000 MW, 300 MW of electricity will be added to the national grid by the end of August this year, he said.
The minister made the remarks while addressing a two-day strategic roundtable discussion, titled “Nuclear Energy: Strategy, Realities and Bangladesh's Path Forward,” at the Swapnadeep Resort conference hall in Ishwardi, Pabna.
He also said nuclear fuel loading for the second unit of the nuclear power plant is expected to be completed in April 2027. If everything proceeds according to plan, an additional 1,000 MW from unit-2 will be connected to the national grid by December 2027.
“We are hopeful that more than 10 percent of the country's electricity demand will be met by the two units of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant by the end of 2027 or January 2028,” he said.
