India collaborating with Russia for nuclear
power plant in Bangladesh
India said on Wednesday it is collaborating with Russia
to build the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, the first initiative
under an Indo-Russia deal to undertake atomic energy projects in third
countries. This will also be India’s first atomic energy venture abroad.
“We are collaborating with our Russian and Bangladeshi
partners on establishing Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh,” Atomic
Energy Commission chairman Sekhar Basu said at the 61st general conference of
the global nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
India signed a civil nuclear cooperation deal, along with
two more agreements, with Bangladesh in April under which the two sides can
supply and manufacture equipment, material for the atomic power plant.
The Rooppur
project, which is being built by the Russians near Dhaka, will be Bangladesh’s
first atomic energy project.
After
commissioning of two units, each with a capacity of 1200 MWs, Bangladesh will
be the third South Asian country after India and Pakistan to harness energy
from atomic fission.
The Indian
government has approved construction of 10 new indigenously built nuclear power
projects
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