Dhaka to sign $12.65b nuke deal with Moscow today
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Dhaka is set to sign $12.65 billion final deal with Moscow to build the 2,400 MW nuclear power plant in Rooppur, reports UNB.
According to officials at the Science and Technology Ministry, a visiting senior vice president of the Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom, will sign on behalf of his country while the chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission will ink the largest ever deal on behalf of Bangladesh.
Senior minister including AMA Muhith will witness the historic deal signing at function at Sonargoan Hotel in the city. Cabinet Purchase Committee on Wednesday approved a $12.65 billion contract with Russia to build a 2400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
Cabinet Purchase Committee on Thursday approved a proposal to sign the deal worth Tk 101,200 crore. Officials said this will be the final deal signed with Russia as a General Contract (GC), for construction of the Rooppor nuclear power plant.
As per the proposed deal, the nuclear power plant will have two units each producing 1200 MW. The first unit will come into operation by October 2023 while the second unit will come in October 2024.
