Bangladesh is expected to achieve a major milestone in its energy sector as electricity from the country's first nuclear power plant at Rooppur is scheduled to be connected to the national grid by the end of August, according to government officials. Speaking at a meeting in Dhaka, Minister for Science and Technology and Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Fakir Mahbub Anam said discussions with Russian experts indicate that electricity from the first unit could begin flowing into the national grid in the final week of August. Earlier this year, the first unit successfully completed nuclear fuel loading, a key technical milestone before commercial power generation. During the presentation of the 2026–27 national budget, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury announced that around 300 megawatts of electricity would initially be supplied to the grid, with output expected to increase to 1,200 megawatts by January 2027. The plant's total planned generation capacity is 2,400 megawatts. The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project was initiated under the Awami League government following an intergovernmental agreement between Bangladesh and Russia signed in 2011. The project is being implemented with technical support from Russia's state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom and financed largely through Russian loans. Energy experts say the project represents a significant step toward strengthening Bangladesh's energy security, industrial development, and technological capacity. Some analysts also note that the project's planning, financing framework, and international agreements were established during the previous Awami League administration under then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as part of the country's long-term energy strategy.