Awwal 22, 1432 H/Feb 25, 2011, SPA -- Energy-hungry Bangladesh has signed a deal with Russia to set up the country's first nuclear power plant to generate 2,000 megawatts of electricity, officials said on Friday. According to Reuters, two reactors, each with a capacity of 1,000 mw, will be built at Rooppur in the northwest at a cost of around $2 billion, with completion expected by 2017/18. Russian state company Rosatom will supply fuel for the reactors, process spent fuel and subsequently help decommission the plant, the officials said.
