Bangladesh - World Nuclear Outlook Report
Projection of future nuclear capacity in Bangladesh in 2050
|
Under Construction (MWe) |
Planned (MWe) |
Proposed (MWe) |
Potential (MWe) |
Government target (MWe) |
Total for 2050 (MWe) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2400 |
0 |
2400 |
0 |
7200 (requiring additional 2400) |
7200 |
Bangladesh’s Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan (IEPMP) 2023 targeted a total nuclear capacity of 2400 MW by 2030, 4800 MW by 2041 and 7200 MW by 2050,191 noting that “to build a low carbon economy, clean energy supply must expand rapidly, which includes hydro, nuclear, solar PV, wind, modern biomass as well as CCS, ammonia and hydrogen.”
New capacity
Large-scale reactors
Bangladesh has two Russian VVER-1200 reactors under construction at Rooppur. Construction of Rooppur 1 started in November 2017 and unit 2 in 2018. Hot testing of unit 1 was carried out in July 2025.192
Although the interim government has accused former prime minister Sheikh Hasina of misappropriating $5 billion through inflating the cost of the Rooppur deal, the country is still pursuing nuclear energy. Discussions over the last 10 years with both Japan and China have yet to develop significantly.193