Power & Energy
Power & Energy
Pvt power plant won’t get gas unless paid dues
Zarif Mahmud: The energy department has decided to disconnect the gas connection of the IPP (Independent Power Plant) power plant once again if the bill is not paid. This decision was taken recently in a meeting of the Energy Department. However, no gas connection of any power plant has been…
Read More »Electricity import from Nepal uncertain
BD, India and Nepal tripartite deal not yet signed Zarif Mahmud: Bangladesh wants to import 40 MW electricity from Nepal using India’s national grid. An agreement has been signed with Nepal for this purpose. However, the tariff or price of this electricity has not been determined as yet. To import…
Read More »Rooppur NPP project will sink Bangladesh
Suppliers’ credit to create big burden Mahfuja Mukul: We are still interested in taking ‘soft loans’ from international lenders like the World Bank, IMF and Asian Development Bank, but the majority of our foreign loans are now suppliers’ credit.Disadvantages of suppliers’ credit are that suppliers increase the amount of credit…
Read More »Efforts on to invite int’l bidding within a month
Gas exploration Staff Correspondent: Energy Secretary Dr. Md. Khairuzzaman Mozumder has said that the government has planned to invite international bidding for offshore hydrocarbon exploration within a month.“Last week the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the New Model Production Sharing Contract (PSC). Now we’re making our highest efforts to…
Read More »PDB has to pay Tk 36,000 cr as capacity charge
Power generation to cross 30,000 MW in FY 2024 Staff Correspondent: An official source of the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) said that 5,543 megawatts of new electricity will be added to the grid this year and the board has to pay over Tk 36,000 crore to the private…
Read More »Matarbari becoming new economic hub
Faridul Alam Shahin, Cox’s Bazar: People of Matarbari and Dhalghata Unions of Maheshkhali, the only island upazila in the country, once used to make a living by harvesting fish, salt farming, shrimp farming, farming various crops, now many people work there. Some have changed their profession and are earning their…
Read More »Matarbari power plant to launch trial run on July 29
Staff Correspondent: The first unit of the coal-fired Matarbari Power Plant Moheshkhali of Cox’s Bazar is to go on trial run on July 29 with its 600 MW generation capacity while officials expect its commissioning in December.“The first of the two units (of Matarbari Power Plant) starts its trial run…
Read More »Suicidal power purchase deal may be ruined PDB
Mahfuja Mukul: Three major gas based power plants are scheduled to be commissioned this year in the country. Summit Power, Unique and Reliance Group are constructing the plants with a capacity of about 2,000 MW. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) entered into a purchase agreement in 2019 to buy electricity…
Read More »Rampal Power Plant resumes production again
Bagerhat Correspondent: Bagerhat’s Rampal coal-based thermal power plant has restarted production after four days of shutdown due to turbine failure, the electricity produced is being supplied to the national grid.On Thursday (July 20) at noon, the power generation of the center started. Earlier, last Sunday (July 16) Rampal thermal power…
Read More »PDB’s power purchase cost to be Tk 1 lakh cr
Mahfuja Mukul: Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has to buy almost half of the electricity from Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and rent-based centers to meet the country’s demand. In the financial year 2021-22, a total of 85,607 million kilowatt hours of electricity was produced. Out of this, 40,174 million kilowatt…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
