The Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday urged the interim government to phase out all inefficient power plants as early as possible.
Other power plants, regardless of ownership, enjoy similar duty benefits
"The high dependence on imported fossil fuels has significantly impacted our energy system."
Doreen Power Generations and Systems Ltd said it has closed its 22-megawatt plant as the government has yet to extend the contract on power purchase
The government’s emission standards for coal-fired power plants are far lower than those of the countries investing in such plants in Bangladesh.
The national energy crisis is a direct result of the corruption and nepotism encouraged by the indemnity law.
If it does not add value, it is a waste, said the seminal American industrialist Henry Ford. And the quote best describes the situation the Bangladesh Power Development Board finds itself in with its deal with India’s Adani Power.
Chattogram division is at high risk of being one of the world’s largest carbon catastrophes once all the fossil fuel power plants – planned to be constructed in the division – come into operation, according to a joint study.
A study by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has revealed that there has been corruption of Tk 390 crore in the purchase-acquisition-compensation of land in the construction of three power plants in Bangladesh.
The Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday urged the interim government to phase out all inefficient power plants as early as possible.
Other power plants, regardless of ownership, enjoy similar duty benefits
"The high dependence on imported fossil fuels has significantly impacted our energy system."
Doreen Power Generations and Systems Ltd said it has closed its 22-megawatt plant as the government has yet to extend the contract on power purchase
The government’s emission standards for coal-fired power plants are far lower than those of the countries investing in such plants in Bangladesh.
The national energy crisis is a direct result of the corruption and nepotism encouraged by the indemnity law.
If it does not add value, it is a waste, said the seminal American industrialist Henry Ford. And the quote best describes the situation the Bangladesh Power Development Board finds itself in with its deal with India’s Adani Power.
Chattogram division is at high risk of being one of the world’s largest carbon catastrophes once all the fossil fuel power plants – planned to be constructed in the division – come into operation, according to a joint study.
A study by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has revealed that there has been corruption of Tk 390 crore in the purchase-acquisition-compensation of land in the construction of three power plants in Bangladesh.
Untreated furnace oil has been allegedly released to a nearby water body that connects the Halda river from a power plant in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila.