Bangladesh on October 5 received the first uranium shipment from Russia to fuel the country's only nuclear power plant, which is still under construction by Moscow. Once finished, the plant is expected to boost Bangladesh’s national grid and help the South Asian nation's growing economy. The Rooppur power plant will produce 2,400 megawatts of electricity -- powering about 15 million households — when the twin-unit facility goes fully online. The plant is being constructed by Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation. Moscow has funded the construction with a $11.38 billion loan, to be repaid over two decades, starting from 2027.
Bangladesh Gets First Uranium Shipment From Russia For Its Moscow-Built Nuclear Power Plant
Workers fix barbed wire on a fence surrounding the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Ishwardi in Bangladesh on October 4.