Bangladesh's Science and Technology Minister Yeafesh Osman said that the government is trying to complete the construction of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project within the stipulated time frame but the project is delayed because of Russia-Ukraine War.
“Due to the Russia-Ukraine war and subsequent dollar crisis, work of the project has been delayed to some extent,” he remarked while briefing reporters after a joint meeting of his ministry with the Power Division on Wednesday at Dhaka’s Bidyut Bhaban, reports UNB.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid was also present at the meeting.
The meeting was convened to discuss the progress of the construction of a power transmission line from the nuclear power plant in Rooppur in Pabna.
The 2400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project, with two units, was undertaken in 2010.
A target was set by the government to complete the construction of the first unit in 2022 and second unit in 2023.
But later the target was reset, and the first unit was to be completed by June 2024 and second unit by June 2025.
Sources involved in the project believe it may miss the new timeline again.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
