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
Power from Adani plant to Bangladesh may be delayed: reports
The start of power supply from the embattled Adani Group's thermal power station in Jharkhand's Godda district, from where electricity is supposed to be transmitted to Bangladesh, may be delayed, Indian media reported today.
Fuel price hike could have been avoided: Wahiduddin Mahmud
Bangladesh would hardly have needed to go for a sudden hike in fuel prices last year had the government waived value added tax (VAT) on petroleum, Eminent Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud said today.
LPG price goes up by Tk 22.15 per kg
Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been substantially hiked by Tk 22.15 per kg to Tk 124.85 from the previous price of Tk 102.70 for the month of February.
Power Lines to Bangladesh: PIL filed against Adani Group at Calcutta HC
An Indian civil rights group has moved the Calcutta High Court against the installation of transmission lines by an Adani Group-owned power plant that will bring electricity to Bangladesh.
Spot LNG purchase resumes after seven months
Bangladesh has resumed the purchase of liquified natural gas from the international spot market after a pause of seven months as the government looks to ensure adequate supply for energy-starved industries to keep the economy running at a good speed.
Consider supplying oil on deferred payment, Dhaka urges Riyadh
Dhaka has urged Riyadh to consider supplying crude or refined oil from Saudi public oil company Aramco on a deferred payment basis.
Retail power price: Hiked again, in just 3 weeks
The government yesterday increased the electricity price once again by 5 percent at the retail level -- the second hike in 19 days as it steadily retracts subsidies from the power sector while piling the burden on common people already struggling with inflation.
No alternative to adjusting fuel prices every month: Nasrul Hamid
"The fuel prices in the international market have increased drastically as such there is no alternative to adjusting prices."
Electricity prices raised at retail and wholesale levels
The retail price of electricity will be raised by five percent for the second time in less than a month.
Bangladesh among special invitees in first G20 Energy Transition meeting in India
Bangladesh is among the nine special invitees which will attend the first G20 Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) meeting to be held under India's presidency in Bengaluru from February 5-7, 2023.