Hindustan Construction Company in joint venture with MAX Group, a leading construction company in Bangladesh has been awarded US$ 1 I 0 million (Rs.737 crore) contract by Russia's State Nuclear Company, JSC Atomstroyexport, for civil works of Turbine Island for Unit 1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. HCC's share in the JV is 40% (US44 million or Rs.295 crore).
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant 190 km northwest of Dhaka will be built with Russian technology and is equipped with two WER Reactors of 1200 MW each.
These reactors are similar to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu.
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