Power & Energy
Power & Energy
Solar power unit price Tk 11 in Bangladesh
But Tk 3.5 in India Staff Correspondent : In July last year, tenders were invited for solar power plant projects with a total capacity of 2,000 MW in India. Six companies have got the power plant construction work by participating in the tender called by the country’s state-owned Solar Energy…
Read More »BPC incurs loss of Tk 125 cr for Meghnaghat Power plant
Zarif MahmudBangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) controls the import, refining and marketing of petroleum fuels in the country.BPC bought the same diesel at a lower price from the 335 MW Summit Meghnaghat Power Company Limited (SMPCL) after four years at Tk 40 per liter more.On the other hand, these off-spec diesel…
Read More »Petrobangla incurs huge losses in dealing gas
Mahfuj Emran : Petrobangla has started making losses at an alarming rate in the energy sector. In the last month of August, where the operating profit was Tk 32.85 crore, in September, it made a loss of Tk 103.99 crore. Operating profit has decreased by Tk 71.14 crore, which is…
Read More »Capacity charge to swell 56 pc
Against 3.7pc rise in electricity production Mahfuz Emran : Bangladesh produced a total of 87.024 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in last fiscal year 2022-23. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) spent Tk 950.32 billion ($8.66b) to buy this electricity from the government, private and rental power stations. Of which, Tk…
Read More »SRO solution to increase power-electricity price
BERC stands against people Mahfuja Mukul : The price of gas and electricity increases from time to time. And due to the increase in the price of these products, the lower and middle class have to suffer. Along with making the life of common people miserable day by day, it…
Read More »Submarine cables under sea damaged by Houthi attacks
International Desk : Yemen’s Houthi forces have carried out multiple attacks targeting undersea internet cables. It has greatly disrupted the communication between Asia and Europe. At least four submarine cables under the Red Sea have been damaged, the New York Post reported, citing Israeli media Globes. These have disrupted Djibouti’s…
Read More »Energy resources in Bay of Bengal still undiscovered
Mahfuz Emran : After the settlement of the boundary of the Bay of Bengal, two neighboring countries, India and Myanmar, have increased their focus on deep sea energy exploration. Both countries have invested in this sector at different levels. Foreign investment is getting as needed.On the other hand, Bangladesh is…
Read More »Gas crisis not ending even after imports
Staff Correspondent : Due to lack of adequate infrastructure for transportation and disposal of own and imported gas, supply cannot be normalized even by increasing imports. The current shortfall is more than double the capacity to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) from terminals to the national grid. However, the energy…
Read More »Loss of electricity sales increased 5-fold in 3-yr
Mahfuz Emran : The cost of power generation has been increasing for several years. However, it increased at an abnormal rate in the financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23. Earlier, the average cost of production of electricity was fluctuating. However, the Power Development Board (PDB) is struggling due to the abnormal…
Read More »Electricity generation cost jumps from Tk 5-11 in 3 years
Zarif Mahmud : For 9 consecutive years from the fiscal year 2011-12, the average cost of power generation remained at Tk 5. However, breaking that circle, the cost per unit of power generation in 2020-21 financial year stands at around Tk6.5. In the next two financial years it increased by…
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