Bangladesh's $12.65 Billion Nuclear Bet Faces Its Biggest Test Yet | OilPrice.com Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is an energy journalist and researcher with more than a decade of professional experience covering global energy systems, land and natural resources, and… More Info Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Jul 17, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT Bangladesh's Russian-built Rooppur plant, priced at $12.65 billion, is set to connect its first reactor to the grid next month. Emerging economies now account for most of the 80 nuclear reactors under construction worldwide, a shift from nuclear's traditional wealthy-nation dominance. Bangladeshi officials plan to skip another…