Dhaka, April 2 -- The first of the two 1200 MW units of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in northern Bangladesh is expected to begin experimental production by the end of 2024.

Alexey Likhachev, director general of the station's Russian constructor Rosatom, revealed the information after a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Ganabhaban on Tuesday.

They also discussed the construction of another two-unit nuclear power plant at the site in Pabna, he said.

Other top officials of the Russian state nuclear energy agency, Science and Technology Minister Yeafesh Osman and representatives of the Atomic Energy Commission were also present.

In a statement after the meeting, Likhachev said the physical startup of the first unit of Rooppu...