Dhaka, July 1 -- The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has taken a significant step towards full operational readiness, as the main and auxiliary transformers at the first power unit have been successfully commissioned. This milestone marks the upcoming integration of Rooppur NPP with Bangladesh's national electricity grid.

The main step-up transformers are engineered to convert the 24-kV electricity produced by the turbine generator into 400 kV for efficient transmission to the national grid. Each transformer is capable of transmitting up to 1,599 MW-well above the unit's designed power output of 1,200 MW-ensuring both reliability and surplus capacity. Weighing approximately 400 tons per phase, the installation required over 150 kilomet...