Bangladesh electricity

Adani Power chapter begins in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has started to receive about 750 megawatts of electricity from the Adani power plant in India yesterday, putting to bed the suspense surrounding the start of the cross-border transmission.

‘100% electricity coverage within 3-4 yrs’

The country will come under the 100 per cent electricity coverage within the next three to four years, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid tells the parliament.

PM calls for austerity in electricity use

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all to practise austerity in using the electricity as consumers are getting it at a very lower price due to government subsidy in the sector.

Power outages back again

The nightmare called load-shedding is back. With a mild heat wave sweeping the country, people, mainly in rural areas, are suffering due to frequent power cuts.

100MW from India: Tariff fixed at Tk 6.44 per unit

Bangladesh will buy 100 megawatts of electricity from India’s Tripura at Tk 6.44 per kilowatt-hour, officials concerned said.

April 7, 2023
April 7, 2023

Adani Power chapter begins in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has started to receive about 750 megawatts of electricity from the Adani power plant in India yesterday, putting to bed the suspense surrounding the start of the cross-border transmission.

November 11, 2019
November 11, 2019

‘100% electricity coverage within 3-4 yrs’

The country will come under the 100 per cent electricity coverage within the next three to four years, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid tells the parliament.

April 12, 2018
April 12, 2018

PM calls for austerity in electricity use

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all to practise austerity in using the electricity as consumers are getting it at a very lower price due to government subsidy in the sector.

May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017

Power outages back again

The nightmare called load-shedding is back. With a mild heat wave sweeping the country, people, mainly in rural areas, are suffering due to frequent power cuts.

January 9, 2016
January 9, 2016

100MW from India: Tariff fixed at Tk 6.44 per unit

Bangladesh will buy 100 megawatts of electricity from India’s Tripura at Tk 6.44 per kilowatt-hour, officials concerned said.