FEATURE-Bangladesh puts energy hopes in first nuclear power

But construction delays, cost concerns and public fears about nuclear safety are clouding the outlook for the new plant. Bangladesh's power generation capacity currently exceeds demand - but the fuel needed to run existing plants partly relies on imports, including a quarter of natural gas used, with prices rocketing this year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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