Dhaka, April 2 -- Nuclear power hope amid global fuel crisis fades away for now as the much-awaited fuel loading into Bangladesh's maiden nuclear power plant at Rooppur of Ishwardi stalls again.

The postponement of nuclear fuel loading, thus, delays its commissioning in a major setback to move for ramping up electricity supply.

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA), the regulator for nuclear-power entities, did not provide necessary licence required for going ahead with the fuel loading, resulting in the postponement of the fuel loading slated for April 7, a senior official of the Ministry of Science and Technology told The Financial Express on April 1.

He cites a number of issues, including fire-fighting preparedness o...