DHAKA, 10 October 2021, (TON): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will virtually inaugurate the reactor pressure vessel installation work in the first reactor building of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP).

The ceremony will be held through video conferencing from the prime minister’s official residence Ganabhaban at 10am.

An official familiar with the process told media "with this, the country's dream to produce nuclear energy is going to be materialized."

The main unit of the nuclear power plant at Rooppur in Pabna will be installed in the first unit of the reactor pressure vessel or nuclear reactor.

Alexey Likhachev, director-general of Rosatom said "Rooppur NPP has accumulated the best Russian practice and dozens of years of experience and scientific thoughts. The unique combination of active and passive systems of the power units will ensure safe operation of the power plant and guarantee the planned level of electricity generation.”

He also said "development of the nuclear power industry will not only resolve the problem of energy supply in Bangladesh but will also contribute to the development of the region and enhance the living standards of the people."

Likhachev added "cooperation between Russia and Bangladesh is of strategic character. I am confident that many other projects both in the field of power engineering and other areas are yet to be implemented by Russian and Bangladeshi specialists together."