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Power & Energy
Matarbari deep sea port to start operation in 2026
Staff Correspondent: The operation of Matarbari deep sea port will start in 2026, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday.The Matarbari deep sea port is visible now and the construction work of the jetty and container yard will start in July next, he said while talking to reporters…
Read More »Power shortage to be lifted in summer
LNG coming from abroad Mahfuja Mukul: The shortage of LNG and coal in power generation is being eliminated. This initiative has been taken to increase production by increasing fuel supply for power generation in summer. A maximum of 15,000 megawatts of electricity production has been set in summer.The government has…
Read More »Rampal plant to resume power generation today
Industry Desk: Electricity generation at the 1st unit of Rampal 1320MW coal power plant is going to resume from today after being shut down for a month over coal shortage and dollar crunch.The plant authorities, Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company (BIFPCL), decided to run the station thanks to the resumption…
Read More »Pipeline gas going to 11 districts of North
New economic prospect sees day light Zarif Mahmud: Agriculture, the life and livelihood of a large population of northern region of Bangladesh depends on agriculture. As a result, people who depend on their daily income are jobless for almost half of the year. Although there are entrepreneurs, no heavy industry…
Read More »PDB seeks revised deal with Adani
Before importing power from Jharkhand Staff Correspondent: The government has sought a revision to the power purchase agreement (PPA) it signed with Adani Power Ltd for importing electricity from its thermal power plant in Jharkhand, India.Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the government agency tasked with overseeing the development of the…
Read More »Indian govt electricity cheaper than Adani
BD needs to reconsider power with Adani Mahfuja Mukul: A total of 1,160 MW electricity is now being imported from India. In the last fiscal year 2021-22, the amount of electricity purchased from India has cost per unit Tk 6.11; Which is relatively affordable considering the upward fuel market conditions.…
Read More »100 pc dependence on Russia may bring havoc
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Farhad Chowdhury: Although the first unit of Rooppur nuclear power plant is supposed to start generating electricity in 2024, as per the new deadline, it is also doubtto be not possible.As the construction of transmission line under Bangladesh Power Grid Company is not completed, this electricity…
Read More »Power sector incurring over Tk 10,000 cr loss
Mostly for 58 pvt plants annually Mahfuja Mukul: Collusion with private power plant owners to buy power at high prices has cost the state about US$1 billion a year. The annual loss in Bangladeshi currency is about Tk 10,000 crore.Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) purchased power from some power plants…
Read More »Bangladesh gives $0.97b subsidy in electricity
US $0.44b in gas Zarif Mahmud: The International Energy Association (IEA) says that many countries in the world subsidize gas and electricity. In an analysis last October, the organization showed that Bangladesh is in the 13th position in terms of subsidizing the electricity sector. And the position of Bangladesh is…
Read More »Adani power plant to incur Tk 700 cr monthly loss
Coal prices estimated 42pc higher Mahfuja Mukul: Bangladesh is gradually moving towards coal-based power plants from rental-quick rental. There are currently two coal-fired power plants in production. Three more centers are coming on stream in the next few months. Recently, in a meeting, a comparative picture of the cost of…
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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 …
