Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom will begin supplying nuclear fuel for the second unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna from October, with all required fuel expected to be delivered by December.

Rosatom confirmed the information in a statement on Monday (September 29).

According to the statement, the fuel will be transported to Bangladesh by air in several shipments, in line with the project agreement and scheduled timeline. The supply process will begin in October and is expected to be fully completed by the end of December.

The first shipment of uranium fuel for Rooppur’s first unit arrived in Bangladesh in October 2023. At the time, the plant’s “graduation” certificate was formally handed over.

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project is being implemented by the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission under the Ministry of Science and Technology with financial and technical assistance from Russia. The two units of the plant will each have a generation capacity of 1,200 megawatts, for a combined capacity of 2,400 megawatts.

Rosatom’s engineering division is serving as the general designer and main contractor for the project.