Poverty reduction requires long-term solutions
Governments tend to focus on immediate needs, but we also need to ensure that long-term poverty reduction efforts are being developed parallelly.
1d ago
2023 Integrated Energy & Power Master Plan: The numbers don’t add up
In late November 2023, the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources unveiled the IEPMP.
4w ago
Renewable energy needs proactive financial boost
Recent observations reveal a concerning trend of underfunding in renewable energy projects.
6m ago
Bangladesh's Energy Backtrack
Through advanced coal-intensive technologies, the government is trying to keep coal alive and further expand the domestic use of imported LNG.
7m ago
Pathway for Bangladesh’s energy transition
The energy and power sector of Bangladesh can be said to have entered its third phase of development.
1y ago
Will BPDB become a 'white elephant'?
The weak financial state of the BPDB is partly due to the high per unit price of electricity
1y ago
How far can the IMF loan promote clean energy?
A set of parallel initiatives need to be undertaken targeting the structural weaknesses of the gas sector and power sector development to ensure energy transition.
1y ago
How global energy market volatility impacted inflation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been facing persistent high inflation over the last one year
1y ago
August 7, 2022
Crisis and measures: past and present
Bangladesh has been confronting a major economic crisis for several months.
May 25, 2022
Feasible options for cross-border power trade with Nepal
On April 26, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid met with a Nepali delegation led by Pampha Bhusal, the energy, water resources and irrigation minister of the country.
March 4, 2022
Time to pull the plug on power, energy subsidies
On February 22, 2022, during a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Council (Ecnec), the prime minister instructed the relevant government agencies to gradually cut down on subsidies supporting economic activities of the country.
November 17, 2021
Private sector’s engagement in COP26
The private sector took part in the COP26 and made commitments and initiatives with a view to contributing to reducing carbon emission, thereby achieving net zero emission by 2050.
November 8, 2021
Coal to clean power transition: How countries responded at COP26
UK COP26 Climate Presidency announced Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement on November 3. It is a major political non-binding statement where countries are invited to make their commitments on how to phase out coal-based energy use both at home and abroad and promote clean energy use.
October 26, 2021
Keeping 1.5C alive: Will countries put effort to make NDCs compatible?
Will the 1.5-degree Celsius target be alive by the COP26? This is the key question that has been floating around as we wait for the COP26, starting from October 31 in Glasgow, UK.
October 18, 2021
Will countries reach an agreement at COP26?
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is just 15 days away. The COP26 secretariat, the UK and Italian government and governments of the participating countries are finalising their last days of preparation before meeting in Glasgow, UK from October 31 to November 12.
October 3, 2021
Will it impact China investment in Bangladesh’s power sector?
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his official statement at the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 21, announced that China would step up support for other developing countries in generating green and low-carbon energy and would not build new coal-fired power projects abroad.
July 8, 2021
A negative-sum game in the energy sector
Recently, reports of two contradictory developments in the power and energy sector have befuddled readers in Bangladesh.
April 11, 2021
New measures needed to offset second wave fallouts
The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic hit Bangladesh in early March this year -- almost exactly a year after the initial wave reached the country’s shores.
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