The first unit of the power plant began generating power around 12:30am yesterday
The High Court also directed the government to make all the power plants fully operational
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.
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.
Bangladesh inks an agreement to build the biggest yet power plant capable of producing 3,600MW of electricity.
Lifespan of the proposed Rampal coal-based power plant in Bagerhat is feared to be shortened by almost two-thirds (25 years instead
Dhaka and New Delhi have signed a $4.5 billion credit agreement with a provision for spending nearly one fourth of the amount on Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant at Rooppur. Through this deal, India becomes a party to the civil nuclear programme to be implemented by Russia.
An operation platform collapses at a power plant in China, killing nine people and injuring two, the official Xinhua news agency reports.
S Alam Group will have to ensure alternative livelihoods for the villagers in Gondamara of Banshkhali upazila if it is to set up a coal-based power plant there, speakers say at a views-exchange meeting.
Fear of losing livelihood and shelter on khas land has turned hundreds of landless families in coastal Gondamara union of Banshkhali upazila against the proposed coal-fired power plant of S Alam Group.
A committee for the protection of houses and graveyard in Gondamara union yesterday postponed its today's
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports yesterday urged the government to
