Russia has proposed backing for a 1,000-megawatt nuclear power station
– By Linton Levy –
Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Gennady P Trotsenko on Sunday submitted a formal proposal to Bangladesh's State Minister for Science and ICT Yeafesh Osman for setting up a nuclear power plant to meet the country's growing demand for energy, private news agency UNB reported.
Talking to reporters here Sunday after meeting with the state minister, the ambassador was quoted as saying Russia is making endeavors to assist Bangladesh to construct a nuclear plant to meet the energy needs in the south Asian country.
He said a Russian team of experts would soon come here to discuss this issue with the concerned authorities.mmThe state minister told reporters that they would study the proposal and hold further discussions on it with the Russian expert team.
Earlier, reports said Russia has proposed backing for a 1,000-megawatt nuclear power station in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has a shortage of electricity with generation of around 3,500 MW against the demand of 5,000 MW.