Rooppur Preparing to Supply Electricity to National Grid by November

From the report

The government expects to begin supplying electricity to the national grid from the Pabna’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant by November. Concurrently, work is progressing with the goal of completing the fuel loading or reactor activation process for the second unit of the country’s first nuclear power plant by June next year. The overall progress and future work plan of the power plant were discussed in detail during the first meeting of the Thirteenth National Parliament’s Standing Committee on the Ministry of Science and Technology on Wednesday (October 14).

Regarding the meeting, a press release from the Ministry of Science and Technology stated that the first meeting of the Committee, presided over by National Parliament Whip and President of the Thirteenth National Parliament’s Standing Committee on the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu, was held on Wednesday at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. During the meeting, the overall progress and future work plan of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project were discussed in detail.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Holy Quran was recited. The committee president then deeply remembered the announcer of independence, martyred President Ziaur Rahman, former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, the brave martyrs of the Great War of Liberation, and the martyrs killed in the historic July Mass Uprising of 2024. Subsequently, an introduction session for officials from the ministry, divisions, and departments took place, followed by a presentation of official activities through a PowerPoint presentation.