Energy ¡ Bangladesh
What is the contract value of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant?
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is Bangladesh's first nuclear power station, two VVER-1200 units of about 1,200 MW each (2,400 MW) on the Padma River in Pabna district, built by Rosatom's Atomstroyexport under a turnkey EPC contract signed on 25 December 2015 and worth USD 12.65 billion, with Russian financing. Construction of Unit 1 began in November 2017, World Nuclear News reported fuel loading completed on 12 May 2026 with hundreds of tests still to run before electricity generation, and The Business Standard in October 2025 put Unit 2 completion at December 2027.
Contract value
$12.65 billion
Cost basis: 2015
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Contract value2015
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- PowerThe Business Standard
- 2,400 MW
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