Power & Energy
Power & Energy
180-200 BCF of gas found in Bhola Elisha-1 well
Industry Desk: Island district Bhola is showing the light of hope one after another amid the fuel crisis and the high price of energy gas in the global market. After finding a large amount of gas in 8 wells in the district so far, the state-owned company BAPEX has informed…
Read More »Country’s power generation drops below 15,000 MW
Industry Desk: After making a record of crossing 15,300 MW of benchmark, the country’s overall power generation again declined to below 15,000 MW on Saturday.According to official sources, the sudden shutdown of 660 MW first unit of Rampal Bangladesh-India Moitree power plant attributed to this fall in power generation.However, no…
Read More »Bangladesh shifts 12 pcto solar power in 2022
Staff Correspondent: Wind and solar reached a record 12% of global electricity in 2022, up from 10% in 2021, according to a major report launched on 12 April by energy think tank Ember.Bangladesh is far behind the world’s average, with less than 1% of generation from wind and solar. The…
Read More »Tender for oil and gassearch insea soon
Mahfuz Emran: The Production Sharing Contract (PSC) has been sent to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for final approval. If approved by the Prime Minister, Petrobangla wants to invite tenders for oil and gas exploration in the sea this year.According to Petrobangla sources, discussions were held with a few interested companies…
Read More »No new projects in ADP for FY2023
Zarif Mahmud: Completion of ongoing projects on time without taking up new projects, discouragement of taking up less important projects except nationally important projects.Nationally important projects, fast track projects and mega projects including foreign aided projects are being given more importance considering resource constraints and unless they are absolutely essential…
Read More »Petrobangla to end foreign cos’ monopoly in pre-paid gas metering
Industry Desk: Petrobangla has initiated a move to bring an end to the existing monopoly of a particular foreign company in its pre-paid gas metering system.“We’ve already received the government’s policy approval to allow battery-run pre-paid gas meter,” Petrobangla Chairman Zanendra Nath Sarker told.According to official sources, a Japanese company…
Read More »Electricitygeneration costmay cross todouble digit
IEEFA predicts Industry Desk: The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has found that Bangladesh can immediately generate 1,700 MW-3,400 MW of electricity from renewable energy sources with a reduced cost between Tk 5.25 and Tk 7.6 against the existing cost Tk 8.84 per unit from the conventional…
Read More »BPDB renews PPA with 100 MW PowerPac Mutiara Keraniganj plant for 2 years
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has renewed its power purchase agreement (PPA) with PowerPac Mutiara Keraniganj Power Plant Limited for its 100 MW rental plant in Keraniganj for next two years.The signing ceremony took place at the boardroom of BPDB, Biddut Bhaban in the capital yesterday.BPDB Secretary Mohammad…
Read More »Diversification of domain of energy for Bangladesh
BD Oman energy cooperation Industry Desk: On 14 March 2023, Abdul Ghaffar Albulushi, the ambassador of Oman to Bangladesh, paid a courtesy visit to the prime minister at Gono Bhaban. The PM requested Oman to increase its commerce with Bangladesh, improve its energy cooperation, hire more skilled workers and import…
Read More »Pvt firm gets nod to supply gas from Bhola to industries in Dhaka
Staff Correspondent: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) yesterday approved in principle a proposal of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division to allow a private firm to supply gas in CNG (compressed natural gas) form from the Bhola gas field.As per the proposal, local firm Intraco Refuelling Station Ltd…
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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 …
