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Another coal-fired power plant deal with China likely
The government is going to sign a deal with another Chinese company to set up a 1320MW coal-fired power plant at Maheshlkali Island in Cox’s Bazar district. According to official sources, the state-owned Power Development Board (PDB) will sign the…
3rd contract on Rooppur NPP likely in May
Russian state-owned nuclear agency Rosatom expects to sign with Bangladesh the third and final contract for the preparatory phase in May next for the construction of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). This was disclosed by Valeri Limarenko, Director General of…
B’desh to provide India power inter-connectivity corridor
Dhaka and New Delhi have agreed in principle to explore possibility of developing an interconnection for electricity transmission line involving Bangladesh and India’s north-eastern and north-western side. This agreement in principle came at the 7th meeting of the Joint Steering…
Rampal power plant not harmful to Sundarbans: Indian HC
Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran on Wednesday said the 1320 MW Rampal coal-fired power plant will not be harmful to the Sundarbans as “supercritical technology” will be used in the plant. “Rampal plant will have no impact on the Sundarbans…
‘High cost problem’ of rental power to go in 2 years: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said the ‘problem’ of the high cost power generation with rental power plants will get minimised to a great extent over the next two years. Addressing a meeting with the business community at the…
Rooppur nuke plant safe: Russian envoy
Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev on Sunday said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is safe for Bangladesh saying those who are opposing its construction have a wrong perception. “I must tell you the reactor which is designed…
New Titas gas well starts supply
The newly drilled 22nd well of Titas Gas Field in Brahmanbaria started supplying 12 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) to the national grid on Wednesday. Ahmad Hossain, director of the well, said the drilling work at the…
Experts for more water saving in energy production
Observing that the demand for both freshwater and energy will mark a significant increase in the coming days, water experts here on Sunday recommended taking up more water-saving methods in energy production instead of coal- or nuclear-power ventures. Speaking at…
Deal singed with China for power plant in Patuakhali
Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China to set up a 1320 MW coal-based power plant in Patuakhali, a location also close to the Sundarbans. According to Chinese Ambassador Li Jun in Dhaka, who was present…
No rentals once there are bigger plants: PM
There will be no rental power plants in Bangladesh once there are larger plants for producing electricity, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. The assurance comes amid widespread criticism about the massive subsidies that go into the rental plants. “We…
Wind power prospect moderately good in B’desh coast
A recent feasibility study at the country’s coastal belt has found a ‘moderately good prospect’ for wind energy. According to official sources, Indian company ReGen Powertech has been conducting the study in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. After the collection of…
PDB still to face Tk 6000cr loss in bulk business
Although the power tariffs were raised by 6.96 percent at the retail level to offset revenue loss, yet the government may have to provide subsidy of about Tk 6,000 crore in the current fiscal. According to official sources, the total…
BNP protests power tariff hike
BNP on Friday staged demonstrations across the country protesting the hike in power tariffs. The demonstrations were held in all the cities, district towns and upazila headquarters throughout the country. As part of the countrywide programmes, different thana BNP units…
BNP terms power tariff hike anti-people calls agitation Friday
The BNP has announced agitation programmes across Bangladesh on Friday in protest against the latest power tariff hike. Earlier in the day, the government had announced an average 6.96 percent rise in the electricity price. BNP’s spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam…
Power tariff upped 6.96 percent, effective this month
The government has raised power tariff by an average of 6.96 percent, a move which is most likely to affect all the sectors. Consumers will be charged the new price from this month. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced the…
Oil, gas exploration deal signed
State-owned Petrobangla has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with Santos-Kris Energy, an Australia-Singapore joint venture, for hydrocarbon exploration in the shallow sea Block-11 in the Bay of Bengal. Petrobangla’s subsidiary, Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX), will…
Power hike will hit the poor hard, says CPB
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Saturday demanded that the government reduces the prices of electricity by scrapping its current move to hike the rates. “If the power tariff goes up, it will have multiple effects as prices of all…
23.04pc rise in power tariff for irrigation proposed
Rural Electrification Board (REB) has proposed 23.04 per cent increase in the electricity tariff for irrigation. As per the REB proposal, tariff of each unit of electricity for irrigation will go up to Tk 4.70 from existing Tk 3.39-Tk 3.96.…
BNP strongly opposes power tariff hike move, JP lends voice
Calling the government move to raise power tariff as an absolute waywardness, BNP on Wednesday threatened to put up a strong resistance if the regime does not rescind its decision. “The BNP-led 19-party alliance will build a strong resistance if…
Govt violates word moving for power tariff hike: CPB-BSD
Leaders of two left leaning parties – Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) Wednesday alleged that Sheikh Hasina-led Aawmi League government has breached its own commitment through initiating move to raise electricity tariff. CPB president Muzahidul…
Public hearing for power tariff hike: Gano Sanghati threatens hartal
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Tuesday began a three-day public hearing on power tariff hike proposals from the five state-owned electricity distribution companies. On the first day, the Power Development Board (PDB) and West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd…
Manmohan promises another 100mw power
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured of prompt measures to provide 100MW electricity to Bangladesh from Tripura’s Paltana power plant. He gave this assurance to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting on the sidelines of BIMSTEC summit at…
PM calls for austerity in using electricity
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the country’s electricity consumers to adopt austerity measures in using electricity to reduce their bills so that power tariff hike would not create problem for them. “Adopt austerity measures to reduce electricity bills…use…
North American scientists track incoming Fukushima plume
The likely scale of the radioactive plume of water from Fukushima due to hit the west coast of North America should be known in the next two months.
Petrobangla signs deal with Indian corpn for Bay gas blocks
State-owned Petrobangla has signed a deal with Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the hydrocarbon exploration and extraction of oil and gas in shallow-water Blocks 4 and 9 of the Bay of Bengal. ONGC is the first…
CPB, BSD to stage demos against move to hike power tariff
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) will stage demonstrations across the country on March 2 in protest against the government’s move to raise power tariff. In a joint statement, CPB president Mujahidul Islam Selim, its general…
Maheshkhali suits for imported coal-fired power plants: Tamim
Country’s eminent energy expert Dr M Tamim on Saturday suggested the government to focus on one particular site to set up import-based coal-fired power plants considering different economic and geo-environmental aspects. “I would suggest the government to go for one…
Gas, power price hike on cards
Dhaka – The government is planning to increase the gas and power prices, said State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid here on Tuesday. Nasrul Hamid came up with the government plan while addressing a conference of diploma engineers of the…
Power companies to submit tariff hike proposals in February
All the power distribution companies in the country have been asked to send their respective proposal on power tariff hike within the current month (February). “Last month, we sent a letter to all the distribution entities to send their proposals…