When the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) was founded eight years ago, the general public thought that renewable energies would never replace oil and coal. Today, the tables have turned.
Category: Energy
WBG’s $1bn for battery storage to boost renewable energy
Historic low prices for solar and wind energy, and countries want to use as much of it as possible to meet their energy needs. A new, first-of-its-kind $1 billion World Bank Group program aims to help fast-track investments in battery…
First ever visit to Bangladesh by top Russian bloggers
To project Bangladesh’s tourism potential among Russians Dhaka, September 25, 2018- To project Bangladesh, its tourism potentials in Russia and to impart a new dimension in bilateral relations, four top Russian bloggers arrived in Dhaka on Monday.
Indigenous peoples link their development to clean energies
Achuar indigenous communities in Ecuador are turning to the sun to generate electricity for their homes and transport themselves in canoes with solar panels along the rivers of their territory in the Amazon rainforest, just one illustration of how indigenous…
100pc electricity of BD can come from solar power by 2050
Experts at a seminar here on Saturday said the country could generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy in 2050 if steps are taken to achieve the target.
Partial production at Barapukuria power plant resumes
Power production from a unit of Barapukuria coal-fired power plant resumed Friday after 52 days of suspension for want of coal.
Power shutdown forces adjournment of BD Parliament
Dhaka, Sept 11 – Power load-shedding in Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban has forced adjournment of the current session of 10th parliament on Monday.
Molten-core catcher is being installed at Rooppur NPP in BD
The installation of a molten core catcher, a device meant to curb the effects of a nuclear meltdown, in the unlikely event of its occurrence began at the site of the Russian-designed Rooppur NPP Unit 1 in Bangladesh.
9000 MW power import plan: PM, Modi, Mamata opens connector
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government has planned to import 9000 MW of electricity from neighbouring countries by 2041 to maintain the country’s high economic growth.
Rooppur NPP pavilion at creates huge interest among visitors
Dhaka, Sept 8 – To create awareness about the modern nuclear power technology, safety and eco-friendliness of nuclear energy, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) set up a pavilion at a fair organized at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in…
Malnutrition in BD need attention: CPD met told
Visiting international economist Prof Jomo Kwame Sundaram on Saturday suggested that Bangladesh needs to address its malnutrition problem and ensure access to electricity through producing renewable energy.
PM urges all to check electricity wastage
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all to exercise austerity in electricity consumption as they may not get it at such a lower rate in the future.
India’s solar water ATMs, irrigation pumping are replicable
At New Delhi’s Savda Ghevra slum settlement, waterborne diseases have become less frequent thanks to solar-powered water ATMs that were installed here as a social enterprise venture three years ago.
Fuel loading begins in Chinese NPP, built with Russian help
Dhaka, Aug 28 – First fuel assembly was loaded into the core of Unit 4 of Tianwan Nuclear Power Project in China on August 225, 2018. The project is being implemented with the assistance of Atomstroyexport (ASE), Engineering Division of…
Price hike of kerosene more adverse to women than men: Study
Dhaka, Aug 28 – Price increase of kerosene—still a major fuel for lighting in many rural parts of Bangladesh—put more adverse effects on women than men, a study carried out by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) said. The…
Dhaka prepares to invite bids for offshore gas exploitation
Updating of Model PSC underway for 1st int’l bidding since 2014 Dhaka, Aug 25 – Bangladesh is updating the Model Production Sharing Contract (Model PSC) to invite a new round of international bidding for oil and gas exploration in the…
Rooppur NPP: Over 1400 specialists, trained in Russia
Dhaka, Aug 20 – A 4.5 months training course on “Major Construction Works Management” intended for the Rooppur Nuclear Nuclear Power Plant staff began at Rosatom Technical Academy in the Russian city Obninsk last week. By the end of the…
Installation of the Core Catcher begins at Rooppur NNP
Dhaka, August 18, 2018- Installation of “core catcher”, the device for catching molten core (active part of the reactor that contains nuclear fuel) material has commenced at unit no. 1 of Roopur Nuclear Power Plant. It is an important element…
Fukushima clean-up workers at grave risk of exploitation
Japan must act urgently to protect tens of thousands of workers who are reportedly being exploited and exposed to toxic nuclear radiation in efforts to clean up the damaged Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Station, say three UN human rights experts.
E-pedicabs can transform urban transport in Asia
The last mile is one of the great challenges to urban mobility. Without a means to safely, securely, comfortably, and affordably travel to and from public transport, citizens will do so by car or motorcycle.
Why decentralised renewable energy must to power the world
As the energy sector is transforming, there is a growing consensus that sustainable energy is a catalyst for achieving most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): it is crucial for better health, education, jobs, food production and conservation, as well as water…
Nuclear Kids stage their first show in Hungary
Under Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation – Rosatom’s International Children’s Creativity Project NucKids-2018, fifty six children from different countries including Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Croatia, Egypt, Hungary, India, Turkey, United Kingdom and Russia made their first public appearance with the musical…
Solar energy helping greater access to safe water in Yemen
By International Organization for Migration Aug 9 2018 (IOM) – Yemen has one of the lowest supplies of freshwater per capita in the world. The effects of a growing population and limited water resources have been exacerbated a great deal…
On-grid solar success is yet to start in Bangladesh
Zulker Naeen The spread of the off-grid power solution in Bangladesh started in 2003 using the stand-alone photovoltaic systems, known as the solar home systems. By 2017, the country installed 5.2 million solar home systems that offer a cost-effective mode…
$25.44mn ADB grant to promote solar-powered irrigation in BD
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh on Thursday signed agreements for $25.44 million in grant to spur off-grid solar photovoltaic (SPV) pumping for agricultural irrigation.
No immediate plan of bidding for onshore gas exploration: Tawfiq Elahi
Dhaka – Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said that there is no immediate plan of bidding for onshore gas exploration in the country. “But some international oil companies (IOCs) might be chosen for exploration work for few…
Bangladesh present gas reserve to exhaust in 9 years
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Wednesday said the country’s gas fields have already started depleting as forecast and the entire gas will be exhausted within the next 8-9 years.
Free solar panels: 3,500 families in shoals getting electricity at Kurigram
Dhaka – Electricity was an illusion to the people of Nageshwari upazila’s char areas (people living in the shoals) since their geographic location meant electric connection was unmanageable in Kurigram .
BD cos to start buying rooftop solar power soon
Power Division has issued official order to all the six power distribution utilities of the country asking each of them to purchase rooftop solar power from at least 20 consumers within next three months under net metering system.
ACC seizes Barapukuria documents
Dhaka- Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday seized some documents of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) to look into the disappearance of coal from BCMCL.