Bangladesh
TABLE 1. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES (2019-20)
| Petroleum | Natural Gas | Coal | Hydro | Uranium | |
| Total | 0.03billion barrels | 10000 BCF | 2083million tons | 1.5TWh per year | — |
| Total in exajoules (EJ) | 0.18 | 10.55 | 61.05 | 0.0054 | — |
TABLE 2. ENERGY CONSUMPTION
| Final Energy consumption [PJ] | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Compound annual growth rate 2000–2020 (%) |
| Total | 634 | 766 | 954 | 1 183 | 1 490 | 4.37 |
| Coal, Lignate and Peat | 14 | 18 | 23 | 83 | 229 | 15.07 |
| Oil | 113 | 132 | 135 | 163 | 193 | 2.70 |
| Natural gas | 149 | 195 | 310 | 368 | 458 | 5.77 |
| Bioenergy and Waste | 313 | 340 | 361 | 383 | 321 | 0.13 |
| Electricity | 45 | 80 | 124 | 186 | 290 | 9.78 |
TABLE 3, TABLE T1.
| Energy Sources | Target Period | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Compound annual growth rate 2000–2020 (%) |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2025 | 2030 | 2035 | 2041 | |
| Gas/LNG | 47% | 45% | 35% | 28% | 36% | 35% |
| Coal | 28% | 27% | 29% | 30% | 29% | 35% |
| Oil | 18% | 17% | 16% | 14% | 6% | 1% |
| Hydro | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Nuclear | 0% | 0% | 9% | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| Cross Border | 6% | 9% | 10% | 17% | 17% | 16% |
TABLE T2). POWER IS SUPPLIED THROUGH PBCB’S POWER TRANSMISSION FACILITIES TO CUSTOMERS IN LOCAL CITIES BY BPDB, IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA BY DPDC AND DESCO, AND IN RURAL AREAS BY PBS. NOTE THAT DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENTS IN LOCAL CITIES ARE BEING SEPARATED ONE BY ONE. FIG. 1 SHOWS THE STRUCTURE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR IN THE COUNTRY.
| Ownership of Power Plants | Number of Power Plant | Installed Capacity (MW) |
| Government of Bangladesh | 57 | 9996 |
| Joint Venture | 1 | 1244 |
| Private Sector Organizations | 94 | 9984 |
| Import from neighbor country | - | 1160 |
| Total | 152 | 22348 |
TABLE 3. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
| Electricity production (GWh) | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Compound annual growth rate 2000dz?2020 (%) |
| Total | 15 771 | 26 447 | 40 832 | 59 103 | 85 613 | 8.83 |
| Coal, Lignate and Peat | 0 | 163 | 772 | 997 | 2 622 | 0.00 |
| Oil | 1 020 | 1 526 | 1 477 | 9 666 | 7 665 | 10.61 |
| Natural gas | 13 984 | 23 991 | 37 811 | 47 624 | 73 864 | 8.68 |
| Bioenergy and Waste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hydro | 767 | 767 | 772 | 600 | 875 | 0.66 |
| Nuclear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wind | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Solar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 587 | 0.00 |
TABLE 4. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| Nuclear/Total Electricity (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
TABLE 4. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS
| 1963: | Rooppur site selected for the NPP. |
| 1971–78: | Feasibility studies for site and first NPP conducted. |
| 1987–88: | Further feasibility studies for site and first NPP conducted. |
| 1996: | National Energy Policy identifies nuclear power as an option. |
| 2000: | Bangladesh Nuclear Power Action Plan (BANPAP) was approved by the government. |
| 2010: | National Parliament approves first NPP project and new structure for nuclear power program development (equivalent Nuclear Energy Programme Implementing Organization, NEPIO) were formed (National Committees, Technical Committee, Working Group). |
| 2011: | IGA with the Russian Federation signed for the first NPP with two WWER-1000 units |
| 2012: | Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Act 2012 was passed in the National Parliament on 19 June 2012. |
| 2013: | Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) was formed as a separate entity on 12 February 2013. |
| 2015: | A company named Nuclear Power Plant Company Bangladesh Limited (NPCBL) was formed on 18 August 2015. General Contract was signed with the Russian Federation for main stage construction of Rooppur NPP on 25 December 2015. |
| 2016: | Inter-Governmental State Credit Agreement for financing the main stage construction of Rooppur NPP. ECNEC (Executive Committee of the National Economic Council) approved Construction of Rooppur NPP Project. |
| 2017: | Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on Cooperation Concerning Return of Spent Nuclear Fuel from Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to Russian Federation was signed on 30 August 2017. Design and Construction License for the Unit 1 of Rooppur NPP was issued by BAERA on 04 November 2017. Construction of the first unit of Rooppur NPP was started on 30 Nov 2017. |
| 2018: | Design and Construction License for the Unit 2 of Rooppur NPP was issued by BAERA on 08 July 2018. Construction of the second unit of Rooppur NPP was started on 14 July 2018. Installation of core catcher of Unit 1 of Rooppur NPP on 18 August 2018. |
| 2019: | Installation of core catcher of Unit 2 of Rooppur NPP on 03 May 2019. General Framework Agreement on Nuclear Fuel Supply for Rooppur NPP was signed on 06 August 2019 between BAEC and TVEL, JSC Russian Federation. |
| 2020: | An amended protocol to the IGA was signed between the governments of Bangladesh and the Russian Federation which provides an opportunity to receive technical assistance from the Russian Federation for the commissioning, operation and maintenance of the Rooppur NPP. Reactor pressure vessel for Unit l arrived at Project Site on 10 Nov 2020. |
| 2021: | A modern training center was launched at Rooppur NPP on 01 June 2021. Two complex polar crane beams installation on the rail track of Unit 1 was completed on 03 March 2021. Pressurizer of Unit 1 was installed on 6 June 2021. Four reactor circulation pumps of Unit 1 were installed on 20 June 2021. Reactor pressure vessel of Unit 1 was placed at the designed position on 10 October 2021. Four steam generators were installed in Unit 1 on 12 November 2021. |
| 2022: | Turbo-generator stator was installed on 05 April 2022. |
TABLE 4. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS
| TABLE 5. STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS Reactor UnitTypeNet Capacity [MW(e)]StatusOperatorReactor SupplierConstruction DateFirst Criticality DateFirst Grid DateCommercial DateShutdown DateUCF for 2021ROOPPUR-1PWR 1080Under ConstructionNPCBLAEM2017-11-30NULLNULLNULLNULL0ROOPPUR-2PWR 1080Under ConstructionNPCBLAEM2018-07-14NULLNULLNULLNULL0 —: data not available. Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) [12] |
TABLE 4. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS
| Sl. No. | Designation of person | Role |
| State Minister, Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology | Advisor | |
| Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology | Convener | |
| Secretary, Economic Relations Division/Nominated Joint Secretary | Member | |
| Secretary, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division/Nominated Joint Secretary | Member | |
| Secretary, Power Division/Nominated Joint Secretary | Member | |
| Additional Secretary, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance (Treasury and Debt Management) | Member | |
| Chairman, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) | Member | |
| Joint-Chief, PAMSTEC Wing, Planning Commission | Member | |
| Member, Planning and Development, BAEC | Member | |
| Member, Engineering, BAEC | Member | |
| Dr. Mohammad Shawkat Akbar, Director, Nuclear Power and Energy Division, BAEC | Member | |
| Joint-Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology | Member-Secretary |
TABLE 4. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS
| Sl. No. | Designation of person | Role |
| Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology | Convener | |
| Prime Minister’s Office (one representative) | Member | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs (one representative | Member | |
| Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division (one representative) | Member | |
| Finance Division (one representative) | Member | |
| Economic Relations Division (one representative) | Member | |
| Ministry of Industries (one representative) | Member | |
| Ministry of Commerce (one representative) | Member | |
| CPTU, IMED (one representative) | Member | |
| Deputy Technological Adviser, Ministry of Science and Technology (one representative) | Member | |
| Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (two representatives) | Member | |
| Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (one representative) | Member | |
| Project Director, Construction of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Comission | Member-Secretary |
TABLE SHELF. THE NPP SITE AT ROOPPUR IS LOCATED NEAR THIS HINGE ZONE IN THE STABLE SHELF PART.
| Sl No | Project Code | Project Title |
| 1 | BGD/5028 | Assessing crop mutant varieties in saline and drought prone areas using nuclear techniques |
| 2 | BGD/8/018 | Strengthening oncology department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University |
TABLE SHELF. THE NPP SITE AT ROOPPUR IS LOCATED NEAR THIS HINGE ZONE IN THE STABLE SHELF PART.
| Sl No | Project Code | Project Title |
| 3 | BDG/1012 | Implementing an Ageing Management Programme for the TRIGA Research Reactor of Bangladesh |
| 4 | BGD/6022 | Production of Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals |
| 5 | BGD/9012 | Strengthening Occupational Radiation Protection |
| 6 | BGD/2012 | Establishing Nuclear Power |
TABLE SHELF. THE NPP SITE AT ROOPPUR IS LOCATED NEAR THIS HINGE ZONE IN THE STABLE SHELF PART.
| Sl No | Project Code | Project Title |
| 7 | BDG/2014 | Infrastructure Development for the First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh: Preparatory Stage Construction and Erection Phase |
| 8 | BGD 2016 | Developing Infrastructure and Support Systems for a Nuclear Power Plant During the Various Stages of Construction |
TABLE SHELF. THE NPP SITE AT ROOPPUR IS LOCATED NEAR THIS HINGE ZONE IN THE STABLE SHELF PART.
| Sl No | Project Code | Project Title |
| 9 | BDG 2018 | Developing Infrastructure and Support Systems for a Nuclear Power Plant During the Various Stages of Construction-Phase II |
| 10 | BGD 2020 | Infrastructure Development for the First Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh: Commissioning and Start-Up |
TABLE SHELF. THE NPP SITE AT ROOPPUR IS LOCATED NEAR THIS HINGE ZONE IN THE STABLE SHELF PART.
| Name | Degrees* | Field | Established |
| University of Dhaka (DU) | B.Sc., ?M.Sc. & PhD | Nuclear Engineering | 2012 |
| Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) | B.Sc.,?M.Sc., MEngg& PhD | Nuclear Science and Engineering | 2014 |
| Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) | M.Sc., M.Engg. | Nuclear Power Engineering | 2015 |
| Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) | B.Sc., ?M.Sc. | Nuclear Engineering | 2019 |
TABLE STAGE (E.G. UNVEILING OR CLOSING PROGRAM OF CONSTRUCTION), REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STAKEHOLDERS ARE GIVEN THE UTMOST PRIORITY TO PARTICIPATE. EVEN THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATED IN THE CEREMONY FOR THE IGA SIGNING.
| RPV Installation Publication (History of RooppurNuclear Power Plant); Web link:http://rooppurnpp.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/rooppurnpp.portal.gov.bd/page/207f35cd_b9f3_44ff_9cf8_505f8834989e/2022-04-07-07-54-d83dd1331a30bb3cb4df44b02feb2b37.pdf |
| IAEA - Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) |
TABLE STAGE (E.G. UNVEILING OR CLOSING PROGRAM OF CONSTRUCTION), REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STAKEHOLDERS ARE GIVEN THE UTMOST PRIORITY TO PARTICIPATE. EVEN THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATED IN THE CEREMONY FOR THE IGA SIGNING.
| AGREEMENTS WITH THE IAEA |
Degrees* | Field |
| NPT related safeguard agreement INFCIRC/301 | Entry into force: |
11 June 1982 |
| Additional Protocol | Entry into force: |
30 March 2001 |
| Improved procedures for designation of safeguards inspectors | Accepted on: |
25 April 1995 |
| Supplementary agreement on provision of technical assistance by the IAEA | Entry into force: |
31 December 1979 |
| RCA | Entry into force: | 24 August 1987 |
| Agreement on privileges and immunities |
Non-Party |
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| OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL TREATIES etc. |
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| NPT | 31 August 1979 |
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| Convention on physical protection of nuclear material | Non-Party Entry | |
| Convention on early notification of a nuclear accident | Into force: | 7 February 1988 |
| Convention on assistance in the case of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency | Entry into force: |
7 February 1988 |
| Convention on civil liability for nuclear damage | Non-Party |
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| Joint protocol | Non-Party |
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| Protocol to amend the Vienna convention on civil liability for nuclear damage | Non-Party |
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| Convention on supplementary compensation for nuclear damage | Non-Party |
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| Convention on nuclear safety | Entry into force | 24 October 1996 |
| Joint convention on the safety of spent fuel management and Non-Party on the safety of radioactive waste management | Non-Party |
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| ZANGGER Committee | Non-Member | |
| Acceptance of NUSS Codes | No reply | |
| Nuclear Suppliers Group | Non-Member | |