Power generation

Ramp up electricity production from May 1

Nasrul Hamid, the state minister for power, yesterday asked Independent Power Producers to increase electricity generation by May 1.

Load shedding may spike in summer

Power generation not growing in line with forecasted spike in demand, leaving people staring at frequent and extended power cuts.

Power cuts may worsen in June

Power cuts are likely to increase in June as the dollar crisis, fuel shortage and maintenance work leave around 45 percent of the country’s power generation capacity unutilised at a time when the mercury is rising again.

Bangladesh losing $3.3b a year to power cuts

Bangladesh loses around $3.3 billion a year due to unreliable power supply to homes, offices, and factories.

A third of power capacity unutilised

About one-third of the country’s total power generation capacity remains unutilised when people across the country are enduring mild and moderate heatwaves.

Power companies’ profits fall amid dollar crisis

Profits of all power generation companies dropped in the July-March period of fiscal year 2022-23 and some of them even incurred huge losses mainly due to a huge depreciation of the value of the taka against the US dollar that ultimately increased their costs. 

Rampal Power Plant: First unit ready to start commercial production

One of the two units of the coal-fired Rampal Power Plant has started supplying electricity to the national grid on a trial basis.

Coal consumption may rise in Bangladesh this year

Although the coal consumption declined in Bangladesh last year, it is expected to increase sharply this year, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.

Perfect efficiency key to tackling energy crisis

We cannot afford to have the government repeat its past mistakes

April 29, 2024
April 29, 2024

Ramp up electricity production from May 1

Nasrul Hamid, the state minister for power, yesterday asked Independent Power Producers to increase electricity generation by May 1.

February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024

Load shedding may spike in summer

Power generation not growing in line with forecasted spike in demand, leaving people staring at frequent and extended power cuts.

May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023

Power cuts may worsen in June

Power cuts are likely to increase in June as the dollar crisis, fuel shortage and maintenance work leave around 45 percent of the country’s power generation capacity unutilised at a time when the mercury is rising again.

May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023

Bangladesh losing $3.3b a year to power cuts

Bangladesh loses around $3.3 billion a year due to unreliable power supply to homes, offices, and factories.

May 10, 2023
May 10, 2023

A third of power capacity unutilised

About one-third of the country’s total power generation capacity remains unutilised when people across the country are enduring mild and moderate heatwaves.

May 7, 2023
May 7, 2023

Power companies’ profits fall amid dollar crisis

Profits of all power generation companies dropped in the July-March period of fiscal year 2022-23 and some of them even incurred huge losses mainly due to a huge depreciation of the value of the taka against the US dollar that ultimately increased their costs. 

December 19, 2022
December 19, 2022

Rampal Power Plant: First unit ready to start commercial production

One of the two units of the coal-fired Rampal Power Plant has started supplying electricity to the national grid on a trial basis.

December 17, 2022
December 17, 2022

Coal consumption may rise in Bangladesh this year

Although the coal consumption declined in Bangladesh last year, it is expected to increase sharply this year, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.

July 19, 2022
July 19, 2022

Perfect efficiency key to tackling energy crisis

We cannot afford to have the government repeat its past mistakes

July 18, 2022
July 18, 2022

Fuel stocks dwindling

Uncertainty looms over the country’s fuel stock as the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation is finding it difficult to import fuel amid a dollar shortage at local banks.