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Reactor TrackerBangladesh

Rooppur-1

VVER-1200 · 1,080 MWe · Commissioning · commercial operation est. 2026

Current state

StatusCommissioning
DesignVVER-1200 (PWR)
Net capacity1,080 MWe
CountryBangladesh
VendorRosatom
Owner / operatorBangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
Construction start2017-11-30
Original COD target2023
Current COD estimate2026
Schedule slippage+3 years

Notes

Bangladesh newcomer program. Grid connection targeted end-Aug 2026; commercial operation likely 2027 — COD estimate kept at operator-stated 2026 generation target.

Milestone log

  • 2017-11-30First concrete, Unit 1 (source)
  • 2023-10-05First fuel delivered to site (source)
  • 2026-04-28Stage-B fuel loading began (source)
  • 2026-06-20Grid connection expected end of August 2026 at ~300 MW initial output (minister statement) (source)

The milestone log is append-only: corrections are recorded as new entries, never rewrites. Full history via /api/v1/changes.

Sources

  1. https://pris.iaea.org/pris/