Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)

Opinion / Could Starlink solve the connectivity challenges in Bangladesh?

A business model is required to reduce the cost of initial setup and monthly subscription fee of Starlink services.

Clear $845m by June to avoid late charges

India’s Adani power has asked Bangladesh Power Development Board to pay $845 million in arears by the end of June or face charges for late payment.

Bangladesh should endorse the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Being a low-lying delta, we are highly susceptible to sea-level rise, which is causing coastal erosion, displacement of communities, and saltwater intrusion into agricultural lands.

PDB incurs record losses

The Bangladesh Power Development Board’s losses soared 52.4 percent to its highest level yet in fiscal 2022-23 -- a year that saw record subsidy and a 29.6 percent hike in the bulk electricity price.

Will policymakers remain blind to power sector’s problems?

Replace the capacity charge model with pro-people policies

Will BPDB become a 'white elephant'?

The weak financial state of the BPDB is partly due to the high per unit price of electricity

Fuelled by inefficiency?

The government must phase out inefficient power plants, rethink energy policy

Can Bangladesh get out of the Adani power deal?

Adani’s inclusion of costs that appear to be non-existent may allow Bangladesh to claim the deal invalid.

BPDB seeks discount from Adani Power

Bangladesh has sought a temporary discount from Adani Power on the price of coal that would fire the thermal power plant in Godda, Jharkhand in light of the escalating prices, said the Indian electricity producer.

July 11, 2018
July 11, 2018

Govt signs deal for biggest power plant yet

Bangladesh inks an agreement to build the biggest yet power plant capable of producing 3,600MW of electricity.

June 4, 2018
June 4, 2018

Ex-power co. brass jailed 3yrs for graft

A former top official of Power Grid Company Ltd, an institution under Power Development Board, has been jailed on charges of corruption.

March 27, 2018
March 27, 2018

Graft: BPDB ex-chief engineer sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends a former top official of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to jail after rejecting his bail in two corruption cases filed against him by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

February 14, 2018
February 14, 2018

Indian company NTCP wins deal for 300-megawatt power supply to Bangladesh from June

Indian state-owned cross-border power trading arm National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd wins a contract for supplying 300 megawatts electricity to Bangladesh for 15 years. The power supply is expected to start from June this year.

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