Rooppur Nuke Power Plant's trial operation to start in Dec: Dr Salehuddin | News

DHAKA, Sept 30, 2025 (BSS) - Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, the Finance and Scienceand Technology Adviser for the interim government, has said the RooppurNuclear Power Plant would begin trial operations in December as the fuel forthe plant has already arrived in the country. Speaking to journalists at his finance ministry office in the Secretrariatehere today, the Adviser said, "We had written to Russia requesting a Novemberlaunch, but they have informed us it will begin in December (trialoperations)." Dr Salehuddin said a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)has inspected the facility and made several recommendations, which are nowbeing implemented. "They will return to give final approval," he mentionedthat the per-unit price of electricity from the plant is yet to bedetermined....