প্রথম ইউনিটে বিদ্যুৎ উৎপাদনের পথে আরেক ধাপ এগিয়ে রূপপুর

The first 1,200MW unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Pabna has completed its B-2 stage tests, including a physics test, and reports have been submitted to the regulator, the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA). NPCBL managing director Zahedul Hasan (Jahedul Hasan) said the plant can begin the power start-up, or C stage, once BAERA gives final approval, possibly around 25 October. Power generation would start on a limited scale and rise step by step; Hasan said at least 300MW could reach the grid by year-end. Following a visit by a high-level Russian delegation led by Andrei Petrov, the Ministry of Science and Technology was briefed on the first unit's critical-stage progress. Desh TV and Financial Express report the target of 25-30 or 30-35 percent capacity, and Financial Express notes the project deadline has been extended to June 2028 with the taka cost rising by about Tk 260 billion. Naya Diganta reports the second unit's fuel arriving on 27 October and a possible grid connection in November.

Where accounts differ. Outlets differ on the expected grid-connection timing: Naya Diganta says November, while Desh TV and Alokito Bangladesh point to a 25 October power start-up and year-end grid supply.

Desh TVAlokito BangladeshThe Financial ExpressBanglanews24.comDaily Naya Diganta

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