{"docs":"https://nuclearnewsnetwork.com/tracker","unit":{"slug":"rooppur-1","name":"Rooppur-1","plant":"Rooppur","unit":1,"country":"BD","region":"asia","reactor_type":"PWR","design":"VVER-1200","capacity_mw_net":1080,"is_smr":false,"vendor":"Rosatom","owner_operator":"Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission","status":"commissioning","construction_start":"2017-11-30","original_cod_target":2023,"current_cod_estimate":2026,"milestones":[{"date":"2017-11-30","event":"First concrete, Unit 1","source":"https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"},{"date":"2023-10-05","event":"First fuel delivered to site","source":"https://world-nuclear-news.org/"},{"date":"2026-04-28","event":"Stage-B fuel loading began","source":"https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/rooppur-unit-1-completes-key-commissioning-test"},{"date":"2026-06-20","event":"Grid connection expected end of August 2026 at ~300 MW initial output (minister statement)","source":"https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/energy/rooppur-nuclear-plant-supply-300mw-national-grid-end-august-minister-tells"}],"sources":["https://pris.iaea.org/pris/"],"last_verified":"2026-07-10","verified":true,"confidence":"medium","notes":"Bangladesh newcomer program. Grid connection targeted end-Aug 2026; commercial operation likely 2027 — COD estimate kept at operator-stated 2026 generation target.","tags":["bangladesh","rosatom","vver","newcomer-country"],"updated_at":"2026-07-10","slippage_years":3}}