Energy
Gas supply to remain suspended for 12 hours in Dhaka EPZ, adjacent areas
Gas supply will remain suspended for 12 hours from 6:00pm tomorrow in different areas under Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) and Nabinagar-Chandra area for emergency works in gas pipeline
Deal with Adani / Govt directed to conduct inquiry, form committee
The High Court, in the full text of an order, issued three directives over the government's electricity purchase deal with India's Adani Power Limited in 2017.
Paid Tk 20cr bribe for gas connection during AL regime: commerce adviser
Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin today said he had to pay a bribe of Tk 20 crore to the road authorities for digging up a road to lay the 40km gas pipeline for his industry during the previous Awami League regime
Power supply from Nepal via India begins
Electricity supply from Nepal to Bangladesh via India began yesterday in a trilateral transaction, aimed at boosting sub-regional connectivity in the power sector.
Petition seeks HC order to review power deal with Adani
A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to review or cancel the electricity agreement with Adani Group of India.
Now Payra to cut down power production by half
Amid the backdrop of all other coal-based power plants in the country, including India’s Adani, the production of a unit of Payra Thermal Power Plant went into maintenance today
Rooftop solar can reduce reliance on power grids: energy adviser
Energy Adviser Dr Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan today urged the industries to install rooftop solar power to meet their own power requirements
Set a concrete target first to achieve growth in renewable energy: a study suggests
Shah Md Ahsan Habib, a professor at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management, conducted the study
Russia says gas exports dipped in 2022 but oil up
Russian oil exports had increased 7.6 percent over 2022 compared to a year earlier
Global energy prices drop, non-energy inch up in January
According to World Bank’s Pink Sheet, a monthly report that monitors commodity price movements
Govt to import LNG for power generation from spot market: PM
The government must import LNG at a high price from the spot market
LPG sellers making illegal profits
DNCRP conducted at least 70 to 80 drives all over the country
Why govt buying electricity at higher price?
Jatiya Party MP Mujibul Haque Chunnu yesterday asked why the government is purchasing electricity from India’s Adani Group at a higher price.
Bangladesh to require $30b in 5 years to implement power masterplan: Nasrul
A smart power and energy master plan are needed for a smart Bangladesh, said the state minister
‘Bangladesh expects power supply from Adani on time’
Bangladesh expects to start getting electricity from the power plant built by Adani Group in Jharkhand’s Godda as per schedule, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, energy affairs adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday.
Energy storage key to reaching “decarbonisation” goals: EU envoy
Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley today said energy storage is a key instrument to reach Bangladesh's ambitious "decarbonisation" goals to ensure a reliable and uninterrupted power supply for all.
Bangladesh to get power from Adani as per deal: Nasrul Hamid
Electricity will be purchased from India's Adani Godda Power Plant as per the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), said Nasrul Hamid, the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources.
Idcol to get €140.5 million from German bank
The Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol) is all set to get €140.5 million from German Development Bank Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) -- €41 million for energy efficiency and €99.5 million for renewable energy projects.