Explanation

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will be a 2.4 GWe nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.

The nuclear power plant is being constructed at Rooppur of Ishwardi upazila in Pabna District, on the bank of the river Padma, 87 miles (140 km) west of Dhaka.

It will be the country's first nuclear power plant, and the first of the two units is expected to go into operation in 2024.