27.07.2016
On 26 July, the Intergovernmental agreement on the allocation of the State loan for funding the main phase of construction of the Rooppur NPP in the people's Republic of Bangladesh was signed.
The document was signed by Russia's Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak and Deputy Minister- the Secretary of the Economic Relations Division, Bangladesh Ministry of Finance, Mr. Mohammad Mejbahuddin.
According to Senior Vice President of the Group of companies ASE Vladimir Savushkin, "Now the financial and legal framework for the implementation of Rooppur NPP is created. The signing of the IGA on the allocation of the RF state loan clears for us, as the General Contractor, the way to start the main phase of the NPP construction"
For Reference Purposes:
Rooppur NPP construction is carried out subject to the Intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the construction of a nuclear power plant in the territory of the people's Republic of Bangladesh of November 2, 2010.
On 25.12.2015 ASE group of companies signed a contract to construct Rooppur nuclear power plant consisting of two VVER power units, each with a capacity of 1200 MW. The NPP construction site is located 160 km from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on the east bank of the Ganges river.
The Russian project with VVER-1200 MW power units was selected. Novovoronezhskaya NPP-2 was selected as Reference for the project. It is an evolutionary generation III + project which is in full compliance with international safety requirements.
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ASE group of companies was established in the context of the formation of the Engineering Division of State Corporation Rosatom by combining the four industry’s leading companies: JSC NIAEP, JSC ASE, JSC Atomenergoproekt, JSC ATOMPROEKT.
NIAEP – ASE United Company is a leader in world nuclear engineering business accounting for 30% of the global NPP construction market.
Representative and operation offices of the Company function in 15 countries, almost 80% of the company's stock of orders is attributed to projects abroad.
Besides, NIAEP – ASE United Company implements construction projects for RAW and SNF treatment facilities, thermal power plants and provides a comprehensive range of EPC, EPC(m) and PMC services for any complex engineering objects. NIAEP-ASE United Company is a design engineer and is actively integrating Multi-D - an innovative project management system for complex engineering facilities construction, which provides for effective management of such parameters as budget, deadlines, quality. President of JSC NIAEP-holding Company of JSC Atomstroyexport (JSC ASE) is Doctor of Economics Valery I. Limarenko.
